Indigenous People's Month: Books for Young ReadersLike this list

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• Forever Our Home

  Simpson, Tonya,

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  Tonya Simpson is of Scottish and Cree anscestry. She is a member of the Pasqua First Nation. Carla Joseph is Cree.

• We All Play

  Kimêtawânaw

  Flett, Julie,

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  Julie Flett is Cree-Métis.

• Sharice's Big Voice

  a Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman

  Davids, Sharice,

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  Sharice Davids is one of the first two Native American women to serve in Congress. She is a member of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people, and an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley is an Ojibwe Woodland…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When We Are Kind

  Nihaa'ádahwiinít'ı̨́́įgo

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  Monique Gray Smith is is Cree, Lakota and Scottish. Nicole Neidhardt says: " I am Diné (Navajo) of Kiiyaa'áanii clan on my mother’s side and a blend of European ancestry on my father’s side."

• Josie Dances

  Lajimodiere, Denise K.,

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  Denise K. Lajimodiere and Angela Erdrich are citizens of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.

• Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  Carole Lindstrom is Anishinabe/Métis and is a proud member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe Indians.

• We Are Water Protectors

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  Winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal! Carole Lindstrom is Anishinabe/Metis and is tribally enrolled with the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. Michaela Goade is an enrolled member of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.

• Where Wonder Grows

  González, Xelena,

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  Xelena González is amember of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation.

• On the Trapline

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  David Robertson is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. Julie Flett is Cree-Métis.

• Shaped by Her Hands

  Potter Maria Martinez

  Freeman, Anna Harber,

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  Barbara Gonzales, co-author, is from San Idelfonso Pueblo, New Mexico. Aphelandra is a descendant of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.

• Powwow Day

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Traci Sorell is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Madelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.

• ¡Mira Abuela! Ni, Elisi!

  Look, Grandma!

  Coulson, Art, 1961-

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  Art Coulson is Cherokee. Madelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.

• Birdsong

  Flett, Julie,

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  Julie Flett is Cree-Métis.

• At the Mountain's Base

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Traci Sorell is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation; Weshoyot Alvitre is Tongva/Scots-Gaelic.

• Bowwow Powwow

  Bagosenjige-niimi'idim

  Child, Brenda J., 1959-

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  Brenda J. Child and Jonathan Lake are Red Lake Ojibwe; Gordon Jourdain (who translated the story into Ojibwe) is Lac La Croix First Nation.

• We Are Grateful

  Otsaliheliga

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Traci Sorell is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

• Fry Bread

  a Native American Family Story

  Maillard, Kevin Noble,

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  Kevin Noble Maillard is is a member of the Seminole Nation, Mekusukey Band. Juana Martinez-Neal is originally from Lima, Peru.

• The Cloud Artist

  Hoshonti Holbvttoba Inchunli

  Maret, Sherri,

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• When We Were Alone

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  David Robertson is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. Julie Flett is Cree-Métis.

• Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

  Robertson, Robbie,

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  Robbie Robertson is of Mohawk descent.