Here you will find a list of recommended books for Indigenous children’s literature. You will also find a websites where you can access a number of books online.

Strong Nations – An Indigenous resource company based out of Nanaimo, BC

Authentic First Peoples Resources – Access books online for free

Recommended Books:

Strong Nations, The Sharing Circle by Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson
Oyate, Red Parka Mary by Peter Eyvindson
  • The Sharing Circle by Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson
  • As Long as the River Flows by Larry Loyie
  • Raven Brings the Light by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd
  • Red Parka Mary by Peter Eyvindson
  • Kookum’s Red Shoes by Peter Eyvindson
  • The Little Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
  • A Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp
CBC, Original Source: Arctic Stories by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak (Annick Press)
CBC, Original Source: Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell (Groundwood Books)
  • I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe
  • I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas
  • Shi-shi-etko by Nicola Campbell
  • Shin-chi’s Canoe by Nicola Campbell
  • Arctic Stories by Michael Kusugak
  • No Time to Say Goodbye: Children’s Stories of Kuper Island Residential School by Sylvia Olsen
  • Raven’s Feast by Ḵung Jaadee
  • The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis (Jack) Webstad