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• Grandma's Tipi

  A Present-Day Lakota Story

  Nelson, S. D.

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  CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK. While visiting her grandma’s reservation, Clara and her cousin are given the tipi that has been handed down through generations, which teaches them how to live in the great Circle of Life. (Author identifies as Standing Rock…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Letter for Bob

  Rogers, Kim,

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  CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK. When it’s time to say goodbye to the family car, a young girl writes a letter thanking it for all the places it took them. (Author identifies as Wichita & illustrator identifies as Kiiyaa'áanii and Naakai Dine'é.)

• Minnow

  the Girl Who Became Part Fish

  Poll, Willie,

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey to learn from her ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. (Author identifies as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Powerful Hair

  A Picture Book

  Lindstrom, Carole

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. A young girl looks forward to growing her hair long as a way to honor her family's history and Indigenous identity. (Author identifies as Anishinabe/Métis & illustrator identifies as Chinook and Kalapuyan.)

• Remember

  Harjo, Joy

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. This picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem urges readers to pay attention to who they are, the world they were born into, and how everyone is connected. (Author identifies as Mvskoke &…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rock Your Mocs

  Goodluck, Laurel,

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. Children from a variety of Native Nations show off their moccasins and celebrate their shoes' histories and significance. (Author identifies as Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian & illustrator identifies as Chickasaw.)

• Storyteller Skye

  Teachings From My Ojibway Grandfather

  King, Lindsay Christina,

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. Skye, a young Ojibway girl, relates funny Indigenous teachings that she learned from her grandfather. (Author identifies as Ojibway.)

• What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me

  Deb Haaland's Historic Inauguration

  Bunten, Alexis C.,

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. Children at an Indigenous community center are filled with pride as they watch Secretary Deb Haaland wear a ribbon skirt to the White House as she becomes the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. (Author…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winter's Gifts

  Curtice, Kaitlin B.,

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  CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK. A Potawatomi girl teaches her friends how to appreciate the rest and comfort that winter can bring. (Author identifies as Potawatomi & illustrator identifies as Purépecha.)

• Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

  Coombs, Linda

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. This is the true story of the founding and colonization of America, as told from the perspective of the New England Indigenous Nations. (Author identifies as Aquinnah Wampanoag.)

• Contenders

  Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series

  Sorell, Traci,

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. This true story of baseball players John Meyers and Charles Bender teaches us about resilience and the fight for Native American representation in sports. (Author identifies as Cherokee & illustrator identifies as Kickapoo.)

• Heroes of the Water Monster

  Young, Brian (Brian Lee),

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. Edward and Nathan, two Navajo stepbrothers, work with a young water monster named Dew to confront their past and save the world from a monstrous, Enemy that is stealing water from the Navajo Nation. (Author identifies as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous Ingenuity

  a Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge

  Havrelock, Deidre,

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. This nonfiction work celebrates North American Indigenous knowledge and Native contributions to contemporary STEM subjects. (Havrelock identifies as Cree & Fuller identifies as Indigenous.)

• Lei and the Fire Goddess

  Maunakea, Malia

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. While in Hawaii visiting her grandmother, 12-year-old Anna Leilani Kama'ehu angers Pele, the fire goddess. To save her friends, family, and the island itself, Anna must undo the curse by embracing all of who she is. (Author…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mascot

  Waters, Charles • Sorell, Traci

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. Six middle-schoolers with different backgrounds and beliefs learn about identity, tradition, and what it means to stand up for real change when their school's mascot is seen as racist. (Sorell identifies as Cherokee.)

• No Place Like Home

  Bird, James, 1979-

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. Living in a car with his mother and brother, Ojibwe boy Opin longs for a stable home, especially when he meets a stray dog who needs him as much as he needs her. (Author identifies as Ojibwe.)

• Of All Tribes

  American Indians and Alcatraz

  Bruchac, Joseph

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. A history of the 19-month-long Occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, during which Native Americans who sought to reclaim their land garnered international focus on Native American rights, inspiring a new generation of Native…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Storyteller

  Hobson, Brandon,

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. This kaleidoscopic middle-grade adventure mixes the anxieties, friendships, and wonders of a Cherokee boy's life with Cherokee history and lore. (Author identifies as Cherokee.)

• We Still Belong

  Day, Christine, 1993-

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  CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK. Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go wrong -- until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous community at the intertribal powwow. (Author identifies as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brooms

  Walls, Jasmine

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  TEEN. In 1930s Mississippi, magic is simmering beneath the surface, kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations. But for six extraordinary women, the roar of enchanted engines and the thrill of the forbidden broom race offer a chance to…Read moreRead more of this annotation