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• Wapke

  nouvelles

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  [French Language Collection]. Wapke—meaning “tomorrow” in the Atikamekw language—is Quebec’s first collection of science fiction short stories by Indigenous writers. Fourteen authors from various nations and different backgrounds project us into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jaj : A Haida Manga

  Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll

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  With gorgeous imagery, visual artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas brings to life the tumultuous history of first contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples and the early colonization by the Europeans of the northern West Coast.

• The Berry Pickers

  a Novel

  Peters, Amanda

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  A four-year-old girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that will remain unsolved for nearly fifty years. A stunning debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction, The Berry Pickers is a riveting novel about the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tauhou

  A Novel

  Nuttall, K¿‍tuku Titihuia

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  This innovative hybrid novel envisions a shared past between two Indigenous cultures, Māori and Coast Salish, set on reimagined versions of Vancouver Island and Aotearoa New Zealand that sit side by side in the ocean.

• Don't Fear the Reaper

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw.

• Bad Cree

  a Novel

  Johns, Jessica

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  A young Cree woman is tormented by vivid dreams from before her sister's untimely death and wakes up with a severed crow's head in her hands before returning to her rural hometown in Alberta seeking answers.

• Permanent Astonishment

  Highway, Tomson, 1951-

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  Capricious, big-hearted, joyful: an epic memoir from one of Canada's most acclaimed Indigenous writer and performer Tomson Highway. In Permanent Astonishment, one of the greatest writers of our time animates the magical world of his northern…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nobody Cries at Bingo

  Dumont, Dawn, 1978-

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  The narrator, Dawn, invites the reader to witness first hand Dumont family life on the Okanese First Nation. Beyond the sterotypes and clichés of Rez dogs, drinking, and bingos, the story of a girl who loved to read begins to unfold. It is her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firekeeper's Daughter

  Boulley, Angeline

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  Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.

• Daughters of the Deer

  Daniel, Danielle

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  In this haunting, groundbreaking, historical novel, Danielle Daniel imagines the lives of her ancestors in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s, a story inspired by her family link to a girl murdered near Trois-Rivïres in the early days of French…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour

  Dumont, Dawn, 1978-

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  The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe.

• All the Quiet Places

  a Novel

  Isaac, Brian Thomas

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  The story of what can happen when every adult in a person's life has been affected by colonialism; it tells of the acute separation from culture that can occur even at home in a loved familiar landscape. Its power relies on the unguarded,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Only Good Indians

  a Novel

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indigenous men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Girl Called Echo. Vol. 2, Red River Resistance

  [Graphic Novel]

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  Red River Resistance sees Echo Desjardins adjusting to her new home, making new friends, and learning about Metis history. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself transported through time to the banks of the Red River in the summer of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Girl Called Echo. Volume 1, Pemmican Wars

  [Graphic Novel]

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  Echo Desjardins, a 13 year-old Métis girl, is struggling with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee’s history class turns extraordinary and Echo’s life will never be the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crow Winter

  a Novel

  McBride, Karen

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  Since coming home to Spirit Bear Point First Nation, Hazel Ellis has been dreaming of an old crow. He tells her he's here to help her, save her. From what, exactly? Sure, her dad's been dead for almost two years and she hasn't quite reconciled that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• DreadfulWater

  a Mystery

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  DreadfulWater is the unlikely Cherokee ex-cop who's trying to make a living as a photographer in the small town of Chinook, somewhere in the northwestern United States. But only he doesn't count on snapping shots of a dead body languishing in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maiden, Mother, Crone

  Fantastical Trans Femmes

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  Maiden, Mother, Crone is an anthology of short stories of fantasy fiction written by transgender women and starring transgender heroines.

• Chasing Painted Horses

  Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962-

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  On the cusp of becoming teenagers, Ralph, his sister Shelley, and their friend William, befriend Danielle, an odd girl in their school. She draws an extraordinary horse in a competition created by Ralph's mother. It's the kind of drawing no child…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Marrow Thieves

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that…Read moreRead more of this annotation