Robertson, David
Summary: "When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2016
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Summary: "Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Canada 2020
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Summary: "One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash. They are thrown overboard and when Lauren surfaces she sees her brother being pulled away by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2023
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Summary: "The night sky is our oldest picture book, and people have been telling stories about the stars since the beginning of time. Fisher Finds the Summer Birds tells the legend of Ochek, the Fisher who was chosen by the other animals to search for summer."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. 2018