In Eatenonha Georges Sioui presents the history of a group of Wendat known as the Seawi Clan and reveals the deepest, most honoured secrets possessed by his people, by all people who are Indigenous, and by those who understand and respect Indigenous ways of thinking and living. Providing a glimpse into the lives, ideology, and […]
Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers. In Coyote Sings to the Moon, Coyote is at first the cause of misfortune. […]
Sukaq loves to drift off to sleep listening to his mother tell him stories. His favourite story is the tale of how a raven created the world. But this time, as his mother begins to tell the story and his eyelids become heavy, he is suddenly whisked away on the wings of the raven to […]
The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language – Cree – he admits that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language […]
« Une trentaine de recettes pour tous les jours ou les occasions figurent au menu de Nd’adbokwa, je cuisine, paru au printemps dernier. L’idée de ce livre vient de Raymonde Nolett, éducatrice pour le programme d’aide préscolaire aux Premières Nations (PAPPN) et coordinatrice du projet Avenir d’enfants au centre de santé d’Odanak. » Sophie Suraniti
Lila has just moved to a new town and can’t wait to make friends at school. But on the first day, a boy points at her and shouts: “A crow! A crow! The new girl’s hair is black like a crow!” Lila’s heart grows as heavy as a stone. The next day, Lila covers her […]
When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, […]
Née en 1991 à Baie-Comeau, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine est une Innue de Pessamit. Poète-slameuse, peintre, comédienne et militante pour les droits autochtones et environnementaux, elle vit à Montréal. Natasha Kanapé Fontaine a aussi été lectrice pour le Prix de poésie Radio-Canada en 2014. Son premier recueil, N’entre pas dans mon âme avec tes chaussures (Mémoire […]
Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow the caribou all year long, tucked into their dog sled with Mama and Papa. To entice the wandering herds, Joe plays his accordion and Cody dances, whirling like a young caribou. They are so busy playing and dancing, they don’t hear the rumble of the caribou. […]
Winner, CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and Métis Literature In this important graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives. Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in […]