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Robertson, Robbie

Summary: Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker's message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROB

Johnson, Anna Rose

1 hold on 3 copies

Summary: When fourteen-year-old Norvia moves from Beaver Island to Boyne City in 1914, she has to contend with a new school, a first crush, and a blended family, but she also must keep secret her parents' divorce and her Ojibwe heritage. Includes author's note.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022

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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOH

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Johnson

Razor, Peter

Summary: "A story about an Anishinaabe boy who must attend a boarding school for Indigenous children in 1890s Wisconsin. He befriends the headmaster's nephew and teaches him about his culture and Ojibwemowin language"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Makwa Enewed 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RAZ

Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HyperionBooks for Children 1999

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION Erd

Lajimodiere, Denise K.

Summary: As she prepares for her first powwow, an Ojibwa girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle. Includes glossary.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Minnesota Historical Society Press 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAJ

Luby, Brittany

Summary: After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUB

Tingle, Tim

Summary: Ten-year-old ghost Isaac is following his Choctaw people as they relocate to Indian Territory, but when he discovers that he can time travel, he heads back to 1824 to Washington DC where Choctaw Chief Pushmataha was betrayed by Andrew Jackson.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The RoadRunner Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TIN

Blair, E. A. (Edward A.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scrivenery Press 2000

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BLA

Bird, James

Summary: After being caught stealing one too many times, Benjamin Waterfalls is sent to a "boot camp" at the Ojibwe reservation where he searches for answers as he tries to turn his life around and embrace this second chance.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BIR

Summary: In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some examples of the craft, with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 2012

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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAL

Cogan, Priscilla

Summary: Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, the third novel in The Winona Trilogy, continues to explore the deep divide between the modern psychological view of life and the traditional Lakota (Sioux) spiritual perspective, following the same characters: Dr. Meggie O'Connor, the psychologist and Hawk, the Lakota medicine teacher. In Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, the two lovers marry but soon find their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Canoes Press 2000

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1 available in Local Author, Call number: FIC COG
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COG

Krueger, William Kent

Summary: On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2023

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Krueger

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC KRU

Havrelock, Deidre

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: A young Indigenous girl's family helps calm her nervous butterflies before her first Jingle Dress Dance and reminds her why she dances.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024

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Turrill, David A.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wilderness Adventure Books 1989

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TUR

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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL FIC TUR

Vandever, Daniel W.

Summary: "Fall in Line, Holden! follows Holden, a young Navajo boy, through his day at boarding school. Although Holden is required to conform to a rigid schedule and strict standards of behavior, his internal life is led with imagination and wonder. Whether he is in art class, the computer lab, or walking the hall to lunch, Holden's vivid imagination transforms his commonplace surroundings into a world...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VAN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE VAN

Goodluck, Laurel

Summary: Amanda and Kara are cousins and best friends in an intertribal Native American family; but Kara's family leaves the city and moves back to the Rez, making both girls sad--but the summer reunion reminds them that they will always be cousins.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GOO

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE GOO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GOO

Taylor, Drew Hayden

Summary: "A forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Douglas & McIntyre 2016

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TAY

Edgmon, H. E.

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Gem Echols hides their mental health challenges and mysterious dreams in the small town of Gracie, Georgia, but when a newcomer reveals a shocking claim of being reincarnated gods together, Gem's life takes a perilous turn as they embark on a deadly adventure, where their past and present collide.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC EDG

Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2008

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ERD

Trembath, Carol

Summary: This children's fiction story is a tribute to the Native American women and men who have walked endless miles to draw attention to the condition of water.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeside Publishing 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TRE

Rogers, Kim

Summary: "Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought Bob home from the car dealership, Bob has been a part of Katie's family. Bob has taken them all over, from powwows to vacations to time spent with faraway family. Bob has been there in sad and scary times and for some of the family's most treasured memories. But after many miles, it's time for the family to say goodbye to Bob ..."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ROG

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROG

Skurzynski, Gloria.

Summary: Visiting Zion National Park with his family, twelve-year-old Jack encounters two mysteries, the strange behavior of a band of wild mustangs and the possibly sinister actions of his new foster brother, a Shoshone boy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC SKU

Bowen Cohen, Emily

Summary: "Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee father, who lives with his new family in Oklahoma. Her mother doesn't want to talk about him, but Mia can't help but feel like she's missing a part...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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Moss, Robert

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1992

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOS

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