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National Indigenous People's Day

Celebrate National Indigenous People's Day on June 21! This is a day that celebrates and recognizes First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures.

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Mi'kmaw daily drum : Mi'kmaw culture for every day of the week / Alan Syliboy.
Syliboy, Alan, author.
Format: Book

A baby board book from the artist behind Mi'kmaw Animals that teaches young readers Mi'kmaw concepts and a Mi'kmaw word for each day of the week. Mi'kmaw Animals baby board book, shortlisted for the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, comes Mi'kmaw Daily Drum. From celebrated artist Alan Syliboy, this vital book for the youngest readers showcases seven of Syliboy's popular Daily Drum artworks, each paired with a different day of the week. From Spirit Woman to Caribou to Round Dance, Mi'kmaw culture and teachings are offered up to newborns and toddlers in a vibrant and accessible book.

Discovering animals : English, French, Cree / Neepin Auger.
Auger, Neepin, author, illustrator.
Format: Book

Board book. Includes pronunciation guide for French and Cree vocabulary.

Discovering people : English French Cree / Neepin Auger.
Auger, Neepin, author.
Format: Book

Board book. Includes pronunciation guide for French and Cree vocabulary.

Sockeye silver, saltchuck blue / Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd.
Vickers, Roy Henry, 1946- illustrator.
Format: Book

This board book introduces babies and toddlers to a kaleidoscope of colours and the rhythm of changing seasons on the West Coast. Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue follows the shifting spectrum of the Pacific Northwest including the quiet grey rain of winter, the verdant growth of spring, the jewel red tones of tart summer huckleberries and the shimmering scales of a spawning sockeye salmon as it turns from silver to red in fall.

A walk on the tundra / by Rebecca Hainnu and Anna Ziegler ; illustrated by Qin Leng.
Hainnu, Rebecca.
Format: Book

A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed.

Dipnetting with dad / Willie Sellars ; illustrated by Kevin Easthope.
Sellars, Willie, 1984- author.
Format: Book

Set in the beautiful landscape of the Cariboo Chilcotin region, DIPNETTING WITH DAD is a delightful and colourful story of a father teaching his son the Secwepemc method of fishing known as dipnetting.

Trickster : Native American tales : a graphic collection / edited by Matt Dembicki.

Format: Book

The first graphic anthology of Native American trickster tales, Trickster brings together Native American folklore and the world of comics. In Trickster, 24 Native storytellers were paired with 24 comic artists, telling cultural tales from across America. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture.

Sweetest Kulu / by Celina Kalluk ; illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis.
Kalluk, Celina, author.
Format: Book

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic.

In my Anaana's amautik / by Nadia Sammurtok ; illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko.
Sammurtok, Nadia, author.
Format: Book

Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik―the pouch in the back of a mother’s parka used to carry a child―to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana’s laughter. Sweet and soothing, this book offers a unique perspective that will charm readers of all ages.

Caribou song / Tomson Highway ; illustrations by John Rombough = Ateek oonagamoon / Tomson Highway ; os isopéhikéwina John Rombough.
Highway, Tomson, 1951- author
Format: Book

Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow the caribou all year long, tucked into their dog sled with Mama and Papa. To entice the wandering herds, Joe plays his accordion and Cody dances, whirling like a young caribou. They are so busy playing and dancing, they don't hear the rumble of the caribou. Bursting from the forest, ten thousand animals fill the meadow. Joe is engulfed; he can barely see Cody a few yards away. Their parents seem to have disappeared. And yet what should be a moment of terror turns into something mystical and magical, as the boys open their arms and their hearts to embrace the caribou spirit.