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Eighteen-year-old Shane is mourning the loss of his sister, Destiny, caring for his mother, and cheating on his girlfriend, Tara, with his friend David, w...Show more
Eighteen-year-old Shane is mourning the loss of his sister, Destiny, caring for his mother, and cheating on his girlfriend, Tara, with his friend David, whom he is in love with. Shane dreams of going to university in Toronto and finding a better life, but David refuses to leave their reservation to go with him. A new tragedy forces Shane to make some difficult choices in this compelling novel.
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eBook - 2017
A Curious Account of Native People in North America
Streaming Audiobook - 2018
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Best friends Miikwan and Dez have always been close. When Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. Scared of being...Show more
Best friends Miikwan and Dez have always been close. When Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. Scared of being sent to a group home, Dez disappears without a word to Miikwan. Can the community come together to find her before it's too late? This graphic novel is a story about friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one.
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When a young shaman named Pitu is left stranded by a blizzard, with no weapons and without his dog team, he discovers he has been taken to a spirit world ...Show more
When a young shaman named Pitu is left stranded by a blizzard, with no weapons and without his dog team, he discovers he has been taken to a spirit world full of strange and menacing creatures. Now, he must master his shamanic powers to survive and make it back to his family and the girl he loves.
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Based on the story by singer-songwriter Iskwé and her cousin Erin Leslie, this graphic novel is about a teenage girl's understanding of the issue of missi...Show more
Based on the story by singer-songwriter Iskwé and her cousin Erin Leslie, this graphic novel is about a teenage girl's understanding of the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. May collects keepsakes as she travels the city. When May and her kookum (grandmother) make these keepsakes into a necklace, it transports May to a dangerous fantasy world. As May fights against a terrible reality, she finds strength in the spirits of Indigenous women that possess the objects.
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This anthology combines poetry, photography, interviews, and artwork featuring dozens of indigenous artists and writers from across North America. Contrib...Show more
This anthology combines poetry, photography, interviews, and artwork featuring dozens of indigenous artists and writers from across North America. Contributors span a wide range of careers, from a comic book creator to a makeup artist to an award-winning throat singer. Topics include identity, racism, gender, bullying, abuse at boarding schools, adoption, runaways, suicide, drugs, and poverty.
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eBook - 2017
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After discovering an old flare gun, Native teens Ron and Ben find themselves in trouble when a gas station on their reservation goes up in flames. The she...Show more
After discovering an old flare gun, Native teens Ron and Ben find themselves in trouble when a gas station on their reservation goes up in flames. The sheriff's son, Michael, wrongly accuses the boys of setting the fire and they become the targets of bullying. This graphic novels explores the notion of justice and how a community can heal together.
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Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl, is struggling with loneliness as she tries to get used to her new home and school, not to mention being away fr...Show more
Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl, is struggling with loneliness as she tries to get used to her new home and school, not to mention being away from her mother. Then one day during a lecture in history class, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place - a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie. Echo uses this newfound ability to time travel to visit a Métis camp, travel the old fur-trade routes, and learn about the history of the Pemmican Wars, a series of conflicts involving Indigenous Peoples, settlers, and rival trading companies. Volume 2 of the series, Red River Resistance, is also available on Hoopla.
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In this bestselling coming-of-age story, sixteen-year-old Larry, a member of the Dogrib Nation of the Northwest Territories, has a troubled past, includin...Show more
In this bestselling coming-of-age story, sixteen-year-old Larry, a member of the Dogrib Nation of the Northwest Territories, has a troubled past, including an abusive father and an accident that killed several of his cousins. Through his new friendship with Johnny, a Métis boy who's new in town, he begins to face the memories of the past and look toward the future.
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eBook - 2013
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The first book in the Reckoner series, Strangers begins with Cole Harper's return to Wounded Sky First Nation after being gone for a decade. The community...Show more
The first book in the Reckoner series, Strangers begins with Cole Harper's return to Wounded Sky First Nation after being gone for a decade. The community has been drastcially changed by a series of shocking murders and a mysterious illness sickening the residents. With the aid of his friends and a less-than-helpful ghost, Cole must find the answers to save his community before it's too late.
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Jonny Appleseed is young, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, and trying to make a living in the big city as a cybersex worker. Faced with returning home for his step...Show more
Jonny Appleseed is young, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, and trying to make a living in the big city as a cybersex worker. Faced with returning home for his stepfather's funeral, he reflects on his childhood and puts together the pieces of his life. An unconventional novel for mature teens.
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