Most Circulated Titles

I can't have bannock, but the beaver has a dam

Wheeler, Bernelda, 1937-


A boy patiently listens to his mother's reasons for not making bannock - all the result of a beaver's need to make a dam.
Date Published:2016

Indian school days

Johnston, Basil.



Date Published:1988

Looking at totem poles

Stewart, Hilary.


Includes index. Illustrations and text describe 110 easily accessible totem poles in outdoor locations in coastal British Columbia and Alaska. Introductory chapters give background on making, history, and lore of totem poles.
Date Published:1993

Morning Girl

Dorris, Michael


Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world.
Date Published:1999

The bully free classroom : over 100 tips and strategies for teachers K-8

Beane, Allan L., 1950-



Date Published:1999

Inuit women artists : voices from Cape Dorset


Co-published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Date Published:1994

Powwow

Coombs, Linda.



Date Published:1992

The Inuit of Canada

Corriveau, Danielle.


Includes bibliographical references and index.
Date Published:2002

Uvajuq : the origin of death


"A Kitikmeot Heritage Society publication".
Date Published:1999

Rethinking Columbus : the next 500 years


"Resources for teaching the impact of the arrival of Columbus in the Americas"--Cover.
Date Published:1998

The Warriors

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-


Jake has left the reservation for Weltimore Academy and entered a different world. Everyone there loves lacrosse, but no one understands it the way Jake does, as an Iroquois. And no one understands Jake either.
Date Published:2003

Beyond their years : five Native women's stories

Steckley, John, 1949-


"This book tells the life stories of five Canadian Indigenous women, reconstructed using a variety of historical sources. Each biography is drawn from a different native culture, spread geographically from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland; collectively the stories cover the period from 1656 to 1922. This path breaking book shatters stereotypes by showing the power that native women had in their communities. The images of a squaw and Indian princess can now be replaced by a more realistic view of women diverse in personality and life history. Readers of this book will find the variety and richness of these women's lives to be truly absorbing"--Back cover.
Date Published:1999

"This book tells the life stories of five Canadian Indigenous women, reconstructed using a variety of historical sources. Each biography is drawn from a different native culture, spread geographically from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland; collectively the stories cover the period from 1656 to 1922. This path breaking book shatters stereotypes by showing the power that native women had in their communities. The images of a squaw and Indian princess can now be replaced by a more realistic view of women diverse in personality and life history. Readers of this book will find the variety and richness of these women's lives to be truly absorbing"--Back cover.

Date Published:1999

Indian givers : how the Indians of the Americas transformed the world

Weatherford, Jack, 1946-,


After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indigenous peoples has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Indigenous peoples to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.
Date Published:1990

After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indigenous peoples has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Indigenous peoples to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.

Date Published:1990

Tiktala

Shaw-MacKinnon, Margaret



Date Published:1996

Eagle feather : an honour

Plain, Ferguson, 1962-


"Dedicated to the students of Lansdowne School and Queen Elizabeth II School, June 1, 1988."
Date Published:1989

Talking with Mother Earth : poems = Hablando con madre tierra : poemas

Argueta, Jorge.


Text in English and Spanish. The poems explore a young Indigenous boy's connection to Mother Earth and how he is healed from the terrible wounds of racism he has endured. Tetl has learned from his grandmother about the spirituality of his ancestors, about how they viewed the earth as alive with sacred meaning. This helps him move from doubt and fear, created by the taunts of other children, to self-acceptance and a discovery of his love for nature.
Date Published:2024

Text in English and Spanish. The poems explore a young Indigenous boy's connection to Mother Earth and how he is healed from the terrible wounds of racism he has endured. Tetl has learned from his grandmother about the spirituality of his ancestors, about how they viewed the earth as alive with sacred meaning. This helps him move from doubt and fear, created by the taunts of other children, to self-acceptance and a discovery of his love for nature.

Date Published:2024

The song within my heart

Bouchard, Dave, 1952-


A young First Nations boy is preparing for his first pow-wow. The young boy's Nokum - his beloved grandmother - guides him through the events of the day and helps him to understand what the singing and dancing are about. With Nokum by his side, the boy learns that he must find his own song - the song within his heart.
Date Published:2002

Nunavut

Hancock, Lyn, 1938-


Includes index.
Date Published:1997

Moe & Malaya visit the nurse

Nelson, Odile.


Parallel titles in Inuktitut syllabics. The adventures of two cousins who visit the nurse's office.
Date Published:2010

Food & spirits : stories

Brant, Beth, 1941-



Date Published:1991