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• Children of the First People

  Fresh Voices of Alaska's Native Kids

  Brown, Tricia,

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  Kids from ten Alaska Native cultures share their days and how they connect with their culture.

• Bowwow Powwow

  Bagosenjige-niimi'idim

  Child, Brenda J., 1959-

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  When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chooch Helped

  Rogers, Andrea L.,

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  No matter what Sissy's younger brother Chooch does -- even if he's messing something up! Which is basically all the time! -- their parents say he's just "helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything, but gradually she comes to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sharice's Big Voice

  a Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman

  Davids, Sharice, 1980-

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  The story of Sharice Davids, member of the Ho-Chunk Tribe and one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas. Illustrator: Anishibaabe, Wasauksing First Nation

• Shaped by Her Hands

  Potter Maria Martinez

  Freeman, Anna Harber,

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  The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Poveka Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her Ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman Who Married the Bear

  Katasse, Frank Henry Kaash,

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  In this ancient Tlingit story, a woman who has insulted the bears while out berry picking meets a bear in human form. They fall lin love and get married. Soon, the woman's brothers come looking for her and the woman learns her husband is not what he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Berry Song

  Goade, Michaela,

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  On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth. Author/illustrator: Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Kiks.ádi Clan (Raven/Frog)

• All Around Us

  González, Xelena,

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  Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature. Author: Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation

• Forever Cousins

  Goodluck, Laurel,

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  Amanda and Kara are cousins and best friends in an intertribal Native American family; but Kara's family leaves the city and moves back to the Rez, making both girls sad--but the summer reunion reminds them that they will always be cousins. Author:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Hold Me Up

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  A story about showing kindness, respect and support to each other. Author: Cree and Scottish.

• Mission to Space

  Herrington, John B. (John Bennett), 1958-

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  Astronaut John Herrington shares his passion for space travel and his Chickasaw heritage as he tells readers about his astronaut training at NASA and his mission to the International Space Station. Includes an English-to-Chickasaw vocabulary list…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Go Show the World

  a Celebration of Indigenous Heroes

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  Tells the stories of diverse Indigenous heroes both historical and contemporary from the U.S. and Canada. Author: Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation.

• Snoozing Sun

  Knight, JohnTom,

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  It's nearly nighttime, but the sun won't set in Xus National Park! Kodi, Summer, and Eddy Skycedar go to Spirit Park to discover why, and learn an important lesson about what it really means to be a hero. Author: Cherokee Nation

• 'Ohana Means Family

  Loomis, Ilima,

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  In this cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built," a family celebrates the land, elders, family, and kalo which is pounded into poi for the 'ohana's lūʻau.

• Fry Bread

  a Native American Family Story

  Maillard, Kevin Noble,

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  This book shares the connection of fry bread to different aspects of Indigenous life. Includes the author's family recipe. Author: Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

• The Water Lady

  How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation

  McGinty, Alice B., 1963-

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  Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about and from Arviso and life on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Used-to-be Best Friend

  Quigley, Dawn,

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  Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more friends. Because Fern, her best friend at school, may not want to be friends anymore." Author: Turtle Mountain Band of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Herizon

  Vandever, Daniel W.,

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  A Diné girl helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep with the help of a magical scarf. Author and illustrator: Diné

• Kamik

  An Inuit Puppy Story

  Uluadluak, Donald,

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  Inspired by the real-life recollections of an elder from Arviat, Nunavut, this book relates the traditional dog-rearing practices that prevailed when Inuit relied on dogs for transportation and survival. Author: Inuit

• If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden

  Weisman, Kay, 1951-

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  Created by Indigenous peoples to provide a reliable food source sea gardens, also known as clam gardens, have been found all along the Pacific northwest coast. Some of them are 2000 years old! Illustrator: First Nations' Tsimshian, Haida and Heiltsuk