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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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Dragonfly kites / by Tomson Highway ; illustrations by Julie Flett = Pimithaagansa / Tomson Highway oohci ; oos'soopeega-igana Julie Flett oochi.
Highway, Tomson, 1951- author.
Format: Book

Joe and Cody, two young Cree brothers, along with their parents and their little dog Ootsie, are spending the summer by one of the hundreds of lakes in northern Manitoba. Summer means a chance to explore the world and make friends with an array of creatures. But what Joe and Cody like doing best of all is flying dragonfly kites.

Fox on the ice / by Tomson Highway ; illustrations by Brian Deines = Mahkesis miskwamihk e-cipatapit / Tomson Highway ohci ; osisopéhikéwina Brian Deines.
Highway, Tomson, 1951-
Format: Book

Written in both English and Cree, Fox on the Ice is a wonderful, lyrical story of celebration from award-winning author Tomson Highway, capturing a passing way of life for future generations.

Birdsong / Julie Flett.
Flett, Julie, author.
Format: Book

When Katherena and her mother move to a small town, Katherena feels lonely and out of place. But when she meets an elderly woman artist who lives next door, named Agnes--her world starts to change.

Akilak's adventure / by Deborah Kigjugalik Webster ; illustrated by Charlene Chua.
Webster, Deborah Kigjugalik, author.
Format: Book

When Akilak must travel a great distance to another camp to gather food, she thinks she will never be able to make it. With a little help from her grandmother's spirit, and her own imagination to keep her entertained, Akilak manages to turn a long journey into an adventure.

Go show the world : a celebration of Indigenous heroes / by Wab Kinew ; pictures by Joe Morse.
Kinew, Wab, 1981- author.
Format: Book

Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, Wab Kinew has created a powerful rap song, the lyrics of which are the basis for the text in this beautiful picture book, illustrated by the acclaimed Joe Morse. Including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey Price, Go Show the World showcases a diverse group of Indigenous people in the US and Canada, both the more well-known and the not-so-widely recognized.

Nibi emosaawdang = The water walker / written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson ; translated by Shirley Williams and Isadore Toulouse.
Robertson, Joanne, 1960- author, illustrator.
Format: Book

This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water).

Mwâkwa : talks to the loon : a Cree story for children / written and illustrated by Dale Auger.
Auger, Dale, 1958-2008, author, illustrator.
Format: Book

Kayâs is a young Cree man who is blessed with a Gift that makes him a talented hunter. He knows the ways of the Beings he hunts and can even talk with them in their own languages. But when he becomes proud and takes his abilities for granted, he loses his gift, and the People grow hungry. With the help of the Elders and the Beings that inhabit the water, Kayâs learns that in order to live a life of success, fulfillment and peace, he must cherish and respect the talents and skills he has been given.

The legend of lightning & thunder / by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt ; illustrated by Jo Rioux.
Ikuutaq Rumbolt, Paula, 1990-
Format: Book

In The Legend of Lightning and Thunder, a traditional legend that has been told in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut for centuries, two siblings resort to stealing from their fellow villagers, and inadvertently introduce lightning and thunder into the world. This beautifully illustrated traditional legend weaves together elements of an origin story and a traditional cautionary tale, giving young readers an accessible window into centuries-old Inuit mythology that is specific to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut

Kits, cubs, and calves : an Arctic summer / by Suzie Napayok-Short ; illustrated by Tamara Campeau.
Napayok-Short, Suzie, author.
Format: Book

This beautiful story of family connection and respect for the natural world teaches young readers how close humans are to our animal counterparts and that caring for the environment in which we live is one of our most important responsibilities.

Big Turtle / David McLimans.
McLimans, David.
Format: Book

In the time when all people live in the sky and all animals in the water, Sky Girl falls through a hole, is rescued by swans and taken to wise Big Turtle who, with the help of noble Toad, called Mashutaha, creates the land on which we live. Includes notes about the Huron people from whom the tale comes.