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• We Are Water Protectors

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  Picture Book. 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.

• First Laugh

  Welcome, Baby!

  Tahe, Rose Ann,

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  Picture Book. A Navaho family welcomes a new baby into their family and is eagerly anticipating baby's first laugh!

• A Day With Yayah

  Campbell, Nicola I,

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  Picture Book. On an outing in Nicola Valley, British Columbia, a young child looks for mushrooms and herbs with her grandmother, who is passing down family knowledge and language.

• We Are Grateful

  Otsaliheliga

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Picture Book. Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. This book takes you on a journey of Native American life and their celebrations all year long.

• Powwow Day

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Picture Book. River is sad that she cannot join the dancing at this years Powwow because she has been sick, but as the day goes on the drum beats give her strength.

• Josie Dances

  Lajimodiere, Denise K.,

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  Picture Book. An Ojibwa girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle

• Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!

  Coulson, Art, 1961-

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  Picture Book. Bo is looking for the perfect container to hold his marbles for the Cherokee National Holiday.

• Thunder Boy Jr.

  Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

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  Picture Book. Thunder Boy Jr. hates his name and just wants a normal name. How can he come to accept the name he has?

• Berry Song

  Goade, Michaela,

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  Picture Book. A girl collects berries with her Grandma throughout the different seasons and learns to listen to the land. Beautiful illustrations!

• Birdsong

  Flett, Julie,

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  Picture Book. When a young girl moves towns, she befriends an elderly lady next door who introduces her to nature and art.

• We All Play

  Kimêtawânaw

  Flett, Julie,

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  Picture Book. This story celebrates diversity and the interconnectedness of nature and play.

• We Are Still Here!

  Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Nonfiction Picture Book. A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here

• Finding My Dance

  Thundercloud, Ria,

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  Picture Book Biography. The author, Ria Thundercloud, tells her story of her journey to dance.

• Kaya Rides to the Rescue

  Berne, Emma Carlson, 1979-

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  Early Reader. Kaya chooses racing her horse over family responsibilities, and then has to prove herself to earn her tribe's respect.

• Tâpwê and the Magic Hat

  Sainte-Marie, Buffy,

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  Early Chapter Book. Tâpwê learns that he is to spend the summer on the reservation with his extended family and a series of adventures is about to begin!

• Fatty Legs

  a True Story

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy

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  Chapter Book. A moving and true account of a headstrong girl from an Inuvialuit community who moves to the Arctic Circle and is bullied by a teacher at her new school.

• Rez Dogs

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  Chapter Book. Malian lives with her grandparents on a reservation during COVID-19 where she befriends a rez dog.

• I Can Make This Promise

  Day, Christine, 1993-

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  Chapter Book. Edie, who is part Native American but knows nothing of her family's heritage, finds a box in her attic that is about to change her life.

• In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

  Marshall, Joseph, 1945-

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  Chapter Book. Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse.

• Indian No More

  McManis, Charlene Willing, 1953-2018,

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  Chapter Book. Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles. Regina is now determined to understand what her identity as an Indian means.