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• The Barren Grounds

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  David Robertson, Swampy Cree. Morgan and Eli are brought together in a foster home where they feel disconnected from their culture and each other. Struggling to fit in at school and at their new home, they stumble upon a secret place…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Borders

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  Thomas King, Cherokee. A boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.

• The Case of the Burgled Bundle

  Hutchinson, Michael, 1971-

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  Michael Hutchinson is Swampy Cree from Misipawistik Cree Nation. A ceremonial bundle has been stolen from the National Assembly of Cree Peoples and the Mighty Muskrats must solve the mystery and save the day. Part of a series.

• Eagle Drums

  Hopson, Nasůgraq Rainey,

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  Nasugraq Rainey Hopson, Inupiaq. In preparation for winter, a skilled young hunter embarks on a perilous journey up the mountain to gather obsidian, where he encounters the fearsome eagle god Savik and is presented with a life-altering…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Eagle Mother

  Huson, Brett D.,

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  Brett Huson, Gitxsan Nation. An engaging look at how the animals, people, and seasons within an ecosystem are intertwined. To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the eagle is an integral part of the natural landscape.

• Indian No More

  McManis, Charlene Willing, 1953-2018,

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  Charlene Willing McManis, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (Umpqua). When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indian Shoes

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich,

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  Cynthia Leitich Smith, Muskogee Creek. Together with Grampa, Ray Halfmoon, a Seminole-Cherokee boy, finds creative and amusing solutions to life's challenges.

• Indigenous Ingenuity

  a Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge

  Havrelock, Deidre,

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  Deidre Havrelock is a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada. An approachable and wide-ranging work celebrating North American Indigenous knowledge and Native contributions to contemporary STEM.

• Makoons

  Erdrich, Louise,

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  Louise Erdrich, Turtle Mountain Chippewa. Living with their Ojibwe family on the Great Plains of Dakota Territory in 1866, twin brothers Makoons and Chickadee must learn to become buffalo hunters. Part of a series.

• Mary and the Trail of Tears

  a Cherokee Removal Survival Story

  Rogers, Andrea L.,

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  Andrea Rogers, Cherokee. Mary does not really understand what is happening: not the hatred and greed of the men who are forcing her Cherokee family out of their home, not why a soldier killed her grandfather, and not how she is going to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mascot

  Waters, Charles, 1973-

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  Traci Sorell is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Six middle school students outside Washington, DC navigate conflict and division over their school district's Native American mascot while trying to maintain a sense of community.

• One Real American

  the Life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War General

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  Joseph Bruchac, Nulhegan Abenaki. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, Ely learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. This biography offers a look at one man who achieved great…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race to the Sun

  Roanhorse, Rebecca,

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  Rebecca Roanhorse, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. Guided by her Navajo ancestors, Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father.

• The Sea in Winter

  Day, Christine, 1993-

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  Christine Day, Upper Skagit. After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.

• The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls

  Bird, James,

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  James Bird of Ojibwe descent. After being caught stealing one too many times, Benjamin Waterfalls is sent to a "boot camp" at the Ojibwe reservation where he searches for answers as he tries to turn his life around and embrace this second…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Star That Always Stays

  Johnson, Anna Rose,

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  Anna Rose Johnson, member of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa. When Norvia moves from Beaver Island to Boyne City in 1914, she has to contend with a new school, a first crush, and a blended family, but she also must keep secret her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trickster

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  Various authors from many different tribal affiliations. Collects 23 short stories in graphic novel format of tricksters from a variety of Native American traditions.

• Two Tribes

  Bowen Cohen, Emily,

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  Emily Bowen Cohen, both Jewish and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at…Read moreRead more of this annotation