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Picture Books by Native American Authors
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Loving me
by Debby Slier
Photographs show Native American babies--chiefly Shoshone Bannock, but including Iroquois, Lakota Sioux, Navajo, and Potawotamie--interacting with their loving parents, siblings, and other family members
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Cradle me
by Debby Slier
A richly photographed celebration of the enduring Native American tradition of carrying babies safely on cradle boards demonstrates how cradle boards are personalized with symbols and materials that identify their tribes, in a volume that features die-cut elements and fill-in-the-blank spaces.
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May we have enough to share
by Richard Van Camp
A book on gratitude celebrates having food, shelter, and success, as well as the love of family and community
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Little you
by Richard Van Camp
Rhyming text celebrates the wonder of babies.
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We sang you home
by Richard Van Camp
A couple celebrates and welcomes their baby into the world
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Thunder Boy Jr.
by Sherman Alexie
A first picture book by the National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian follows the experiences of a young boy who longs to earn a name of his own that reflects something special that he has done.
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Rabbit's snow dance : a traditional Iroquois story
by James Bruchac
A whimsical wintertime fable finds Rabbit using a traditional Iroquois drum and song to perform a snow dance, irritating his fellow creatures by causing incremental snowfall amounts well into the spring.
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A day with Yayah
by
Nicola I Campbell
On an outing in Nicola Valley, British Columbia, a Native American family forages for herbs and mushrooms while the grandmother passes down her language and knowledge to her young grandchildren. Includes glossary
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Shin-chi's canoe
by Nicola I. Campbell
Forced to use only their English names and not speak to their siblings at school, Shinchi holds fast to the canoe given to him by his father and looks forward to the day when the salmon return to the river, hopeful that things will then improve for his family and the tribe he loves.
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Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. CampbellShi-shi-etko just has four days until she will have to leave her family and everything she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last precious days at home treasuring and appreciating the beauty of her world: the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather’s paddle song.
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Bowwow powwow : bagosenjige-niimi?idim
by Brenda J. Child
"When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress dancers--all with telltale ears and paws and tails. All celebrating in song and dance. All attesting to the wonder of the powwow."--Provided by publisher
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In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony. Who will earn the honor in this story?
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When I was eight
by Christy Jordan-Fenton
Looks at the experiences of a strong-willed young Inuit girl who receives permission from her father to travel to a residential religious school run by non-Inuit outsiders, where she struggles to adapt to the new way of living. Also try sequel: Not My Girl.
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Birdsong
by
Julie Flett
A celebration of art, nature and connecting across generations traces the experiences of a young girl who moves to a small town, where her friendship with an elderly fellow crafter is shaped by the seasons and her awareness of her friend’s failing health. By the creator of Wild Berries. Illustrations.
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Wild berries = : Pikaci-mīnisa
by Julie Flett
Clarence, a young Cree Indian, and his grandmother pick blueberries together as they sing, look out for the animals, and enjoy sampling the fruit.
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Stolen words
by Melanie Florence
When a young girl discovers that her grandfather does not know his native Cree language because he was taken to live at a residential school when he was a boy, she sets out to help him learn the language
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The good luck cat
by Joy Harjo
Because her good luck cat Woogie has already used up eight of his nine lives in narrow escapes from disaster, a Native American girl worries when he disappears.
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Nimoshom and his bus
by
Penny Thomas
"Nimoshom drives the kids in the community to school every morning. On the way, he always has something to say to them. Nimoshom and His Bus introduces basic Cree words."
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Zoe and the fawn
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Catherine Jameson
After a young Okanagan girl finds a fawn under a tree, she and her father go looking for the animal's mother
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Sweetest Kulu
by Celina Kalluk
An Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to the child, from the summer sun's warm light to Arctic hare's love, muskox's power, and caribou's patience
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We are water protectors
by
Carole Lindstrom
When a black snake threatens to destroy the earth, one young water protector takes a stand to defend the planet's water, in a tale inspired by the many indigenous-led conservation movements across North America
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Johnny's pheasant
by Cheryl Minnema
Johnny spies a pheasant which he believes is sleeping and his Grandma fears is dead, but they learn they were both wrong when the pheasant departs, leaving behind a gift
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Hungry Johnny
by Cheryl Minnema
"At the community feast, observing the bounty of festive foods and counting the numerous elders yet to be seated, Johnny learns to be patient and respectful despite his growling tummy"
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A young child, her grandmother and mother are going out to pick wild yarrow. As Grandmother gets ready, the child and her mom wait. Grandmother leads the way to the field of blossoms, where they can finally start to pick ... only now they have to wait for Mom! The simple story, written in Cree and English and accompanied by rich acrylic illustrations, shows the patience, love and humor involved as three generations accommodate one another on a family outing.
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Niwechihaw = : I help
by Caitlin Dale Nicholson
Written and illustrated by members of the Tahitan and Cree nations, a sweet, simple story looks at a very special relationship between a young boy and his Kohkom, or grandmother.
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When we were alone
by David Robertson
"When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength."
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Muskrat will be swimming
by Cheryl Savageau
A Native American girl's feelings are hurt when schoolmates make fun of the children who live at the lake, but then her grampa tells her a Seneca folktale that reminds her how much she appreciates her home and her place in the world
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When We Are Kind by Monique Gray SmithWhen we are kind celebrates everyday acts of kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives.
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You hold me up
by Monique Gray Smith
Diverse families and friends help to hold one another up by being kind, sharing, learning, playing, laughing, and doing other supportive things together
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Jingle dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek, Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow, in a picture book that includes a note about the jingle dance tradition and its regalia.
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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
by Robbie Robertson
Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes.
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Thanks to the Animals
by Allen Sockabasin
In 1900 during the Passamaquoddy winter migration in Maine, Baby Zoo Sap falls off the family bobsled and the forest animals, hearing his cries, gather to protect him until his father returns to find him.
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Kamik's first sled
by Matilda Sulurayok
Equipped with a sealskin and a harness, Jake takes his puppy Kamik into the tundra to teach him to become a sled dog, but a blizzard interrupts their training and the two must use their instincts to find their way home
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Skysisters
by Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance, and after an exhilarating walk and patient waiting, the girls are rewarded by the arrival of the SkySpirits--the Northern Lights
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