ISBN: 9781774565124

Price: $16.95

Author(s): Beech Street Books

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Beech Street Books

Publication: 2024

Book Synopsis: The Haudenosaunee, like many Indigenous Nations and communities across North America, have their own history and culture. Discover the Peacemaker Story, which explains how the Confederacy was created. Learn about historical facts and their effects on present times. Get to know Haudenosaunee people who give thanks everyday and have many stories and traditions to tell.

Curriculum Connection: Cultural Traditions, Haudenosaunee, Six Nations, Tuscarora, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga

Author Details: Susan Currie is Haudenosaunee, and specifically of Cayuga descent.

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/indigenous-nations-in-north-america-haudenosaunee-the-people-and-nations-pb 

ISBN: 9781774564776

Price: $31.95

Author(s): Beech Street Books

Format: Hard cover

Publisher: Beech Street Books

Publication: 2024

Book Synopsis: This boook presents an overview of the history, language, culture, and daily life of the Metis Nation. This highly visual series includes many photos, maps, and infographics. Includes colour photographs, table of contents, maps, glossary, index, author information and more resources.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Cultural Traditions, Metis

Author Details: Arnolda Dufour Bowes is a Métis writer who grew up in Saskatoon.

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/indigenous-nations-in-north-america-metis-the-people-and-nation-hc 

ISBN: 9781771624183

Price: $24.95

Author(s): Richard Wagamese

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.

Publication: 2024

Book Synopsis: Accompanied by award-winning illustrator Bridget George’s luminous artwork, this tradition-steeped story from renowned author Richard Wagamese meditates on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness, and respect with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends. The unmistakable voice of revered Ojibway author Richard Wagamese returns with this moving tale, beautifully illustrated by original work from Anishinaabe artist Bridget George. The story unfolds in a “Long Ago Time” when animals of all kinds share a common language and gather to solemnly consider which of them should be their leader. After hearing boasts about the qualities of the candidates—Horse’s fleetness, Buffalo’s stamina, Cougar’s patience, Wolverine’s stealth—the conference decides to settle the matter with a race between the challengers around a foreboding mountaintop lake. And there will be one more contestant of the most unlikely sort: a small, charmingly humble rabbit named Waabooz, whose chances are considered slim by all. In the action that follows, described with the piercing clarity and richness of any great legend, Wagamese and George gracefully convey the limits of physical force and the quietly irresistible energies of humility, empathy, and a loving attachment to the land. Unforgettable for its lyrical power and poignant message, The Animal People Choose a Leader is yet another example of the late author’s unique gifts as a storyteller, and a welcome reminder of his honoured place in Canadian writing.  This book contains 32 colour illustrations.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Storytelling, Animals, Race

Author Details: Richard Wagamese, an Ojibway from the Wabaseemoong First Nation, was one of Canada’s foremost writers. Bridget George is an Anishinaabe author-illustrator and graphic designer. She was raised on the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and now lives in London, Ontario.

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/the-animal-people-choose-a-leader 

ISBN: 9781989258149

Price: $17.14

Author(s): Shelley Rose May

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Colouring It Forward

Publication: 2024

Book Synopsis: The little spirit doll is made with clay and wood. The clay was taken without ceremony from her river bank home so the little spirit doll feels traumatized from being ripped from her home and feels that she has no name and no one who loves her. She goes on a journey to heal and with the help of friends and spirit guides, she finds her way. Contains illustrations that are gradually coloured in as the doll heals. It is a great way to teach children about trauma and healing. Recommended for ages 7-10.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Healing, Grief

Author Details: Story and artwork by Cree Metis artist Shelley Rose May.

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/the-little-spirit-doll-trust-the-journey 

ISBN: 9781990297779

Price: $24.95

Author(s): Sandra Samatte

Format: Hard cover

Publisher: Indigenous Education Press

Publication: 2023

Book Synopsis: Follow along as Dancing Butterfly Girl, a young Indigenous girl, reflects on all the amazing things in her life that she is grateful for.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - War, Code Talkers

Author Details: Written by Indigenous educator Sandra Samatte, Skownan First Nation, and illustrated by Eric Olson.

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/gratitude-girl-hc 

ISBN: 9780873519106

Price: $18.15

Author(s): Marcie Rendon

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society  Press

Publication: 2013

Book Synopsis: Life is a circle, just like the seasons, from youth through old age. The circle of the year brings seasonal rituals: a winter of preparation followed by a summer of powwows. Sharyl and Windy Downwind and their children travel from their home on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota to powwows all around the region. For the past year, their oldest daughter, Shian, has been honored as junior princess for Bug-o-nay-ge-shig School. At the Leech Lake Memorial Day gathering, Shian will hand over her crown to the next princess. Later that summer, the family attends the Red Lake Fourth of July powwow seeking healing and comfort. Windy is mourning his mother, who recently passed away, and also honoring her by dancing at the powwow. At ceremonies and in daily life, Windy and Sharyl celebrate Anishinaabe culture by teaching their children traditional skills, dance steps, and lifeways, all part of the circle of community and the seasons and life.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Seasons, Powwow, Ceremonies

Author Details: Award-winning poet, playwright, performance artist, and activist Marcie R. Rendon, White Earth, is the creator/producer for Raving Native Productions. Cheryl Walsh Bellville, a professional photographer for more than forty years, also writes and illustrates books for young readers.  This book contains 55 color photos.

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/powwow-summer-a-family-celebrates-the-circle-of-life 

ISBN: 9780735270084

Price: $11.99

Author(s): Naomi Klein

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Puffin

Publication: 2022

Book Synopsis: Temperatures are rising all over the world, leading to wildfires, droughts, animal extinctions and ferocious storms—climate change is real. But how did we get to this state, and what can we do next? What if we could work to protect the planet, while also taking action to make life fairer and more equal for the people who live on it? We can—if we’re willing to change everything. The authors lay out the facts and challenges of climate change and the movement for climate justice. Using examples of change and protest from around the world, including profiles of young activists from a wide range of backgrounds, Klein shows that young people are not just part of the climate change movement, they are leading the way. How to Change Everything will provide readers with clear information about how our planet is changing, but also, more importantly, with inspiration, ideas, and tools for action. Because young people can help build a better future. Young people can help decide what happens next. Young people can help change everything.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Land-Based Learning

Author Details: Author and social activist Naomi Klein, with Rebecca Steffof, 

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/how-to-change-everything-the-young-humans-guide-to-protecting-the-planet-and-each-other-pb-presale-available-feb-8-22 

ISBN: 9781773213514

Price: $21.95

Author(s): Christy Jordan-Fenton

Format: Hard cover

Publisher: Annick Press

Publication: 2020

Book Synopsis: With important updates since it first hit the shelves a decade ago, this new edition of Fatty Legs will continue to resonate with readers young and old. Fatty Legs: A True Story is a recounting of the life of an eight-year-old Banks Island Inuvialuit girl who attended Residential School. Olemaun Pokiak, later called Margaret, tells her story in this memoir. In the introduction she explains the book's title, Fatty Legs, is the result of her destruction of the dreaded red-coloured stockings a nun forced her to wear at residential school. The picture book tells about her life before residential school, how she travelled five days to attend the school, and her life at the school. It turned out the school was much different from the place she imagined. Despite bullying from other girls attending the school and the racism of the school teachers, Margaret succeeds and learns to read. She enjoys reading and vows not to let the teachers and other classmates bully her. The book contains a map of Margaret's community; numerous photographs, and colour illustrations by Liz Amini-Holmes. The book contains an information section about residential schools and the healing process, and a scrapbook of images from Margaret's childhood.Highly Recommended. ATOS Reading Level: 5.5; Reading Level: 5.9; Guided Reading Level: T. Golden Oak Nominee 2012. First Nation Communities Read 2012 title. New and updated content includes

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Residential School

Author Details:  The book is the story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and is told with care by her daughter-in-law Christy Jordan-Fenton. 

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/fatty-legs-a-true-story-10th-anniversary-edition-hc 

ISBN: 9781772601176

Price: $11.95

Author(s): Michael Hutchinson

Format: Hard cover

Publisher: Annick Press

Publication: 2020

Book Synopsis: With important updates since it first hit the shelves a decade ago, this new edition of Fatty Legs will continue to resonate with readers young and old. Fatty Legs: A True Story is a recounting of the life of an eight-year-old Banks Island Inuvialuit girl who attended Residential School. Olemaun Pokiak, later called Margaret, tells her story in this memoir. In the introduction she explains the book's title, Fatty Legs, is the result of her destruction of the dreaded red-coloured stockings a nun forced her to wear at residential school. The picture book tells about her life before residential school, how she travelled five days to attend the school, and her life at the school. It turned out the school was much different from the place she imagined. Despite bullying from other girls attending the school and the racism of the school teachers, Margaret succeeds and learns to read. She enjoys reading and vows not to let the teachers and other classmates bully her. The book contains a map of Margaret's community; numerous photographs, and colour illustrations by Liz Amini-Holmes. The book contains an information section about residential schools and the healing process, and a scrapbook of images from Margaret's childhood.Highly Recommended. ATOS Reading Level: 5.5; Reading Level: 5.9; Guided Reading Level: T. Golden Oak Nominee 2012. First Nation Communities Read 2012 title. New and updated content includes

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Residential School

Author Details:  The book is the story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and is told with care by her daughter-in-law Christy Jordan-Fenton. 

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/9781772601176 

ISBN: 9781773214962

Price: $16.95

Author(s): Aimee Craft

Format: Hard cover

Publisher: Annick Press

Publication: 2021

Book Synopsis: In Treaty Words, the first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. This is the story of Mishomi and his granddaugher. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis’s home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen—to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about treaties—the bonds of reciprocity and renewal that endure for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. Treaty Words is accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson, an Anishinaabe illustrator and member of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. An author’s note is at the end, Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages.

Curriculum Connection: Curriculum Connection - Treaties

Author Details: Written by Aimée Craft, an Anishinaabe-Métis lawyer. 

URL: https://goodminds.com/products/treaty-words-for-as-long-as-the-rivers-flow