Indigenous Studies

A story of a young Metis boy and his family living in British North America in the early 1800s

An Ojibwe boy describes to his classmates how his grandmother made his moccasins.

One Native Life is Richard Wagamese’s look back at the long road he traveled in reclaiming his identity. It's about the things he's learned as a human being, a man, and an Ojibway. Whether he's writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, listening to the wind, or meeting Johnny Cash, these are stories told in a healing spirit. Through them, Wagamese shows how to appreciate life for the remarkable learning journey it is.

Joseph Bruchac's first novel in the Dawn Land series, about an indigenous  hunter named Young Hunter...

A collection of twelve illustrated poems or songs from Indigenous nations across Turtle Island which reflect humankind's connection to and reverence for the Earth.

A retelling of an Ojibwe story about the origin of a flower  known as the Moccassin Flower, or the Lady Slipper. (English version)

In Native North Americans in Literature for Youth, Alec Crosetto and Rajinder Garcha identify of resources, including books, internet sites and media titles for k-12 students and educators. Entries are sub-divided into chapters covering geographic regions, history, religions, social life, customs and traditions, biographies,oral traditions and fiction.There are also chapters for general reference resources, curriculum resources and internet sites.

An Ojibwe boy is introduced to wild rice harvesting as he comes of age and takes another step along the path to manhood.

Local foods have garnered much attention in recent years, but the concept is hardly new: indigenous peoples have always made the most of nature’s gifts. Their menus were truly the “original local,” celebrated here in sixty home-tested recipes paired with profiles of tribal activists, food researchers, families, and chefs.

 

The story of the man tree, known in Ojibwe as Inni Natig and in English as the Maple, and it's place in Ojibwe and other Indigenous Nations' culture , particulary with regard to the making of maple sugar, an essentail component of the Indigenous diet in North America.