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• Ancestor Approved

  Intertribal Stories for Kids

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  This collection of intersecting stories are by both new and veteran Native writers with bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.

• The Train

  Callaghan, Jodie, 1984-

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  Ashley's uncle tells her the story of when he and his siblings had to take the train to a residential school where their identities were stripped away.

• Bowwow Powwow

  Bagosenjige-niimi'idim

  Child, Brenda J., 1959-

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  When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. When she falls asleep, her Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs-drum group, dancers, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sharice's Big Voice

  a Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman

  Davids, Sharice, 1980-

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  This picture book autobiography tells the story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.

• I Can Make This Promise

  Day, Christine, 1993-

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  In this fiction book, twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption. She realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sea in Winter

  Day, Christine, 1993-

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  After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.

• A Kid's Guide to Native American History

  More Than 50 Activities

  Dennis, Yvonne Wakim

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  This book provides hands-on activities, games, and crafts to introduce children to the diversity of Native American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have helped shape America, past and present.

• Birdsong

  Flett, Julie,

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  In this picture book, a young girl moves from the country to a small town. She feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door who shares her love of arts and crafts. Can the girl navigate the changing seasons and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Notable Native People

  50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers From Past and Present

  Keene, Adrienne, 1985-

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  Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this illustrated collection. This book discusses Indigenous issues, from the legacy of colonialism and cultural…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Birchbark House

  Erdrich, Louise

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  In this fiction book, 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.

• My Heart Fills With Happiness

  Nijiikendam

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  This picture book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy in English and Anishinaabemowin.

• Go Show the World

  a Celebration of Indigenous Heroes

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  This easy reader uses rhyming lyrics to tell the stories of diverse Indigenous heroes both historical and contemporary from the U.S. and Canada.

• Borders

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  In this graphic novel, a boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.

• We Are Water Protectors

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. This picture book is inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America.

• Mii Maanda Ezhi-gkendmaanh

  Niibing, Dgwaagig, Bboong, Mnookmig Dbaadjigaade Maanpii Mzin'igning

  Luby, Brittany

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  In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings.

• Fry Bread

  a Native American Family Story

  Maillard, Kevin Noble,

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  This picture book tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent.

• The Water Lady

  How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation

  McGinty, Alice B., 1963-

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  Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. The book includes a glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indian No More

  McManis, Charlene Willing, 1953-2018,

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  Until the U.S. government enacts a law that terminated the status of many Native Nations, Regina Petit and her family are Umpqua and live on the Grand Ronde Tribe's reservation in Oregon. In this fiction story, ten-year-old Regina can't comprehend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Buffalo Bird Girl

  a Hidatsa Story

  Nelson, S. D.

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  This book traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.

• The People Shall Continue

  Ortiz, Simon J., 1941-

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  This tells the story of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, specifically in the U.S., as they endeavor to live on lands they have known to be their traditional homelands from time immemorial. Even though the prairies, mountains, valleys, deserts,…Read moreRead more of this annotation