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2) The Cree
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Cree.
Author
Publisher
Two Dollar Radio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Billy-Ray Belcourt's debut memoir opens with a tender letter to his kokum and memories of his early life in the hamlet of Joussard, Alberta, and on the Driftpile First Nation. Piece by piece, Billy-Ray's writings invite us to unpack and explore the big and broken world he inhabits every day, in all its complexity and contradiction: a legacy of colonial violence and the joy that flourishes in spite of it; first loves and first loves lost; sexual exploration...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Ghosts aren't meant to stick around forever . . . Ghosts are everywhere in Shelly's life. Recently passed people, pets, and a boy who lives in the local graveyard and lends her Smiths tapes are all part of spirit world she and her grandmother are privy to. In the tradition of their Cree ancestors, Shelly and her grandmother help these lost souls transition to the next world by catching them in their hair. But when Shelly's mom dies, her relationship...
6) The Cree
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Cree people"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Children's New Books: June 2022 Picture Books
Children's Special Topics: Books About Indigenous People in the U.S.
Children's Special Topics: Books About Indigenous People in the U.S.
Description
A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award-winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Children's New Books: September 2023 Picture and Cardboard Books
Children's Special Topics: Books About Indigenous People in the U.S.
Read in Full Bloom: Preschool - 1st Grade
Children's Special Topics: Books About Indigenous People in the U.S.
Read in Full Bloom: Preschool - 1st Grade
Description
"This gentle picture-book lullaby, in both Plains Cree and English, is a celebration of the plants and animals of the Prairies and a meditation on the sacred, ancestral connections between Indigenous children and their Traditional Territories."--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For thousands of years, the Cree Indians of James Bay inhabited the northern Quebec forests - originally gathering wild rice, and later hunting, fishing, and trapping. Traditionally, small groups of families spent the winter months together in the bush, subsisting on moose, beaver, deer, wild geese and caribou.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As a young college graduate a year into treatment with a psychiatrist, Cree LeFavour began to organize her days around the cruel, compulsive logic of self-harm: with each newly lit cigarette, the world would drop away as her focus narrowed on the blooming release of pleasure-pain as the burning tip was applied to an unblemished patch of skin. Her body was a canvas of cruelty; each scar a mark of pride and shame. In sharp and shocking language, Lights...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A Native American woman describes how she loved her child before it was born and, throughout her pregnancy, gathered a bundle of gifts to welcome the newborn.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Inspiring people for decades, Buffy Saint-Marie is a singer-songwriter, visual artist, activist, educator, public speaker, and philanthropist. Beginning life as an orphan on a reserve in Saskatchewan, Sainte-Marie grew to become an international icon. This award-winning songwriter has experienced censorship at times because of her vocal activism against war and on behalf of native peoples. She continues to create music and art, speak out, and support...
19) Birdsong
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids, Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When 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, crafts and nature. Can the girl navigate the changing seasons and failing health of her new friend? Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational relationships...
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