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The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom

Written by Leigh Joseph and Illustrated by Natalie Schnitter

Through the Squamish language and cultural traditions, learn about Indigenous plant relationships...

1st - 6th
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Wisdom Weavers: Explore the Ojibwe Language and the Meaning of Dream Catchers

Written by James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw and Illustrated by Marcus Trujillo

The Ojibwe people are the largest Indigenous group of Turtle Island, now known as North America, and...

1st - 6th
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Eagle Drums

Written by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a...

4th - 6th
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Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes

Written by Wab Kinew and Illustrated by Joe Morse

"We are a people who matter." Inspired by President Barack Obama's Of Thee I Sing, Go Show the World...

K - 4th
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A is for Aboriginal (First Nations Reader)

Written by Joseph MacLean Mr. and Illustrated by Brendan Heard Mr.

A is for Aboriginal is the first in the First Nations Reader Series. Each letter explores a name, a...

K - 6th
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We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Frané Lessac

Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing...

3rd - 7th
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When We Were Alone

Written by David Alexander Robertson and Illustrated by Julie Flett

A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother...

K - 3rd
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Mascot

Written by Charles Waters & Traci Sorell

In Rye, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, people work hard, kids go to school, and football is...

5th - 8th
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When the Shadbush Blooms

Written by Carla Messinger and Susan Katz and Illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden

My grandparents’ grandparents walked beside the same stream where I walk with my brother, and we can...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges

This moving and original story is about the intersection of Native and African Americans. Choctaw...

2nd - 8th
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Wilma Mankiller (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Alexandra Bowman

Growing up, little Wilma was surrounded by her Cherokee heritage. Her parents taught her to be proud...

Pre-K - 2nd
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March Toward the Thunder

Written by Joseph Bruchac

From the multi-award-winning author of Code Talker comes a Native American perspective on the Civil...

7th - 9th
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Peacemaker

Written by Joseph Bruchac

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy searches for peace in this historical novel based on the creation of...

4th - 7th
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We Are Water Protectors

Written by Carole Lindstrom and Illustrated by Michaela Goade
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Pocahontas (Rookie Biographies)

Written by Nancy Polette

An introduction to the life of the young seventeenth-century Native American woman who befriended...

1st - 3rd
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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he...
2nd - 4th
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Jingle Dancer

Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink… 

Jenna loves the...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Rabbit's Snow Dance

Written by James & Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Jeff Newman
Rabbit is impatient. He wants things when he wants things and right now he wants to see some snow...
Pre-K - K

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