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• At the Mountain's Base

  Sorell, Traci,

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  At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Home

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Today is a day of excitement—it’s time to move! As a young Cherokee girl says goodbye to the swing, the house, and the city she's called home her whole life, she readies herself for the upcoming road trip. While her mother drives, the girl draws the…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. Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from the ocean, and in the forest, a world of berries. Salmonberry, Cloudberry, Blueberry,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Birdsong

  Flett, Julie

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  Katherena and Agnes share the same passions for arts and crafts, birds, and nature. But as the seasons change, can Katherna navigate the failing health of her new friend? Award-winning author and artist Julie Flett’s textured images of birds,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Circle of Love

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  In this warmhearted book, we join Molly at the Intertribal Community Center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves: her grandmother and her grandmother’s wife, her uncles and their baby, her cousins, and her treasured friends. They…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clack, Clack! Smack!

  a Cherokee Stickball Story

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Vann loves playing his tribe’s stickball game, but he’s not as skilled as his teammates. Vann stumbles, and he tries and fails to score. How can he help his teammates win? Exciting and fast-paced, Clack, Clack! Smack! reminds readers that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Family Tree

  Drouillard, Staci Lola,

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  Grandma’s garden was not just any garden. It was where a spruce tree, only as tall as baby Francis, reached her roots into the soil and stretched her branches toward the sky. Here, on the shore of Gichigaming, is where Francis and the sapling felt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding My Dance

  Thundercloud, Ria,

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  At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more styles--tap,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding Moose

  Holler, Sue Farrell, 1962-

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  Walking as “quiet as mice and rabbits and deer” they come upon fresh moose droppings and set out to find the moose itself. They discover the branches where the moose ate breakfast, greet a chipmunk and goose, and inspect rosehips and pussy willows,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fry Bread

  a Native American Family Story

  Maillard, Kevin Noble

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  Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal. Fry bread…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Can See You

  Meyok, Rosemarie,

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  In this adorable book to be shared with babies and toddlers, mothers explore their love for their babies as experienced through the five senses. From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique bonds shared…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Hope

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Sang You Down From the Stars

  Spillett, Tasha, 1988-

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  As she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river . . . Each addition to the bundle will offer the new baby strength and connection to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jingle Dancer

  Smith, Cynthia L.

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  Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared over generations in her family and intertribal community. She hopes to dance at the next powwow. But with the day quickly approaching, she has a problem—how will her dress sing if it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Josie Dances

  Lajimodiere, Denise K.,

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  Josie dreams of dancing at next summer's powwow. But first she needs many special things: a dress, a shawl, a cape, leggings, moccasins, and, perhaps most important of all, her spirit name. To gather all these essential pieces, she calls on her mom,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kapaemahu

  Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana,

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  In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki. The islanders return this gift with a monument of four boulders in their honor, which the Mahu imbue with healing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Keepunumuk

  Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

  Greendeer, Danielle,

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  The Thanksgiving story that most Americans know celebrates the Pilgrims. But without members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived on the land where the Pilgrims settled, the Pilgrims would never have made it through their first winter. And…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kindred Spirits

  Shilombish Ittibachvffa

  Widener, Leslie Stall,

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  1845. The Potato Famine devastated Ireland. An ocean away, Choctaw people heard and were moved by the similarities to the injustice they had suffered on the Trail of Tears. Though they had little, they gathered money to donate. 2017. Irish people…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let's Go!

  Haw Êkwa!

  Flett, Julie,

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  Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let’s go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Moar and the Moon

  Akulukjuk, Roselynn,

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  Moar has always loved autumn―playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder―but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile, seems…Read moreRead more of this annotation