We Are the Medicine

By Tasha Spillett
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Scott B. Henderson
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age, 2SLGBTQIA+
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Powwow, Spirituality and Ceremony, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Social Justice, Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Intergenerational Trauma, Family Separation, Genocide and Cultural Extinction, Prejudice and Racism, Residential Schools
Series: Surviving the City

Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school. Poised at the edge of the rest of their lives, they have a lot to decide on. Miikwan and her boyfriend, Riel, are preparing for university, but ...

Little by Little
You Can Change the World

By Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by Rhael McGregor
Toben Racicot
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Social Topics, Social Activists, Indigenous, Biography
Big Ideas: Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Empathy, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Foster Care and the Child Welfare System

Michael might be young, but he’s got a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong. He knows it’s right to help people when they need it—but what can he do when so many people need help?

When ...

God Flare

By David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson & Andrew Thomas
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Mental Illness, Superheroes
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Sweat Lodge, Traditional Medicine, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Courage, Emotions and Feelings, Friendship, Mental Health and Well-Being, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Strong Female Characters
Series: The Reckoner Rises

Cole and Eva are reunited once more. A new terror looms as Mihko Laboratories latest human experiments are about to be unleashed. Cole is on the long road to recovery, but he’s still struggling with ...

Little Moons

By Jen Storm
Illustrated by Ryan Howe
Nickolej Villiger
Alice RL
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Paranormal, Death & Dying, Siblings
Big Ideas: Social Justice, MMIWG2S, Prejudice and Racism, Social Emotional Learning, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Smudging, Powwow, Spirituality and Ceremony, Traditional Art, Contemporary Setting, Strong Female Characters

In this moving graphic novel, thirteen-year-old Reanna grieves the loss of her older sister. Can she find comfort through her family’s Ojibwe traditions?

It’s been a year since Reanna’s sister, ...

The Rez Doctor

By Gitz Crazyboy
Illustrated by Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age, Careers, Occupations, Internships, New Experience
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Addiction, Social Emotional Learning, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Responsibility, Social Justice, Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Discrimination, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Prejudice and Racism

Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he’s not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn’t until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during a school assembly that he starts to dream big.

However, becoming ...

Between the Pipes

By Albert McLeod
Contributions by Elaine Mordoch & Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by Alice RL
Kielamel Sibal
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, 2SLGBTQIA+, Hockey, Bullying
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, 2SLGBTQI+, Identity, Land-Based or Place-Based Learning, Social Justice, Discrimination

Thirteen-year-old Chase’s life and identity should be simple. He’s the goalie for his hockey team, the Eagles. He’s a friend to Kevin and Jade. He's Kookum's youngest grandchild. He’s a boy. He ...

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne

By Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by Rhael McGregor
Azby Whitecalf
Kielamel Sibal
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction, Biography, Women, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

In this heartfelt and often-funny memoir, author Sonya Ballantyne gives us a look at her younger self’s diary and inner life as she struggles to find herself in the pop culture she loves.

Before she ...

laget hiyt toxwum / Herring to Huckleberries

By ošil betty wilson
Illustrated by Prashant Miranda
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Cooking & Food, Environment

It’s ošil’s favourite time of year! When the seasons change and the weather grows warm, the ɬagət (herring) return to the waters of the ɬaʔəmɩn Nation, located on the southwest coast of British ...

REDress
Art, Activism, and the Power of Presence

Edited by Jaime Black-Morsette
Contributions by KC Adams, Mackenzie Anderson Linklater, Marjorie Beaucage, Christi Belcourt, Judy Da Silva, Karine Duhamel, Deantha Edmunds, Cambria Harris, Jaimie Isaac, Casey Koyczan, Crystal Lepscier, Lee-Ann Martin, Diane Maytwayashing, Cathy Merrick, Sherry Farrell Racette, Gladys Radek, Zoey Roy, and Jennifer Lee Smith
Categories: Social Science, Women's Studies

A powerful anthology uniting the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, ...

Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?
Celebrating the Seasons

By Tyna Legault Taylor
Illustrated by Michelle Dao
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Seasons
Big Ideas: Contemporary Setting, Land-Based or Place-Based Learning, Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Traditional Foods, Traditional Clothing, Traditional Medicine, STEM, Seasonal Cycles, Plants
Series: Joshua Learns From the Land

Learn about the rhythms of the seasons with Joshua in this soothing read-aloud story for ages 3 to 5.

Joshua loves being on the land. He loves to learn about plants and animals from his family. He loves ...