Ages 0–3
10 Sitka HerringPauline Duncan
A Southeast Alaska counting book: herring meet the animals that eat them. David Lang illustrates. Sealaska Heritage / Baby Raven Reads.
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National Museum of the American Indian
When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans
Ages 8–12
Poems by Native youth paired with historical photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Why this book
Living culture. Not a unit on the past.
Who it's for
Ages 8-12. Native story in the present tense, not a costume day.
Conversation starter
Who helps this child belong to their people, and how?
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Chapter break. One true sentence about what just happened. Not a summary.
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Two titles that deepen the same conversation.
Ages 3–8
A day with YayahNicola I. Campbell
A cheerful story from a renowned Canadian children's book author and an award-winning illustrator "Radiant picture book" -Quill & Quire Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a First Nations family ...
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A journey through the circle of life by Desiree Gillespie — a thoughtfully chosen inclusive book for young readers.
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All Around UsXelena González
A grandfather shows a child the circles in gardens, family, and time. Adriana M. Garcia’s art. American Indian Youth Literature Honor.
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Ancient ThunderLeo Yerxa
With rich illustrations that makes each page look like a leather shirt, tells the proud tale of wild horses in the natural world and the special importance they had in the communities of the First Peoples.
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At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.
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Ages 0–3
Black Bear, Red Fox: Colours in CreeJulie Flett
Cree color words with Flett’s animals. Native Northwest board book.
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Ages 3–8
Bowwow PowwowBrenda J. Child
Windy Girl dozes at a powwow and dreams the dancers as dogs — funny, then back to the real drum. Ojibwe. Minnesota Historical Society Press.
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