Everything in our world is precious and important whether it is big or small. In this 16 page board boad you can explore the world from the ocean to the sky and learn the names of the animals of all sizes that call the Northwest Coast home. Soy based ink
Synopsis: In this beautifully illustrated chapter book, Bill Helin tells the story of how Raven freed the sun, moon and stars. The Chief of Darkness had thought he was clever to keep them all hidden away. Discover how Raven shows how clever he can be a
Explore the Salish Sea with this collaborative book featuring the work of 13 different Coast Salish artists with text by Musqueam, Coast Salish artist Melaney Gleeson-Lyall.
Upper Sto:lo Hunting This book is part of the Grade 4 Food Unit. It tells of the ways Upper Sto:lo people hunted long ago. The book is divided into five parts. Part one is a short story about the first deer. Part two is a story about two boys going t
Upper Sto:lo Plant Gathering This booklet is a part of the grade 4 Sto:lo Sitel Curriculum Food Unit. The Upper Sto:lo people used many wild plants. They steamed some in underground pits; they boiled them in soups, and some were made into teas. Berri
In this book, Bill Helin explains the importance of songs and drumming to the culture and history of the Tlingit people. He also describes the process that he went through to make his first drum. An illustrated series of directions and a supply list will
Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman. It includes hundreds of items collected from residential schools across Canada, everything from brick
This book is about a river. Can you find a river on the front cover of this book? What do you know about rivers?
Everyone gets sad, angry, frustrated and disappointed. Difficult emotions are a natural part of life. In this book, Trudy's Healing Stone, Trudy Spiller shares a special teaching about a practice that anyone can use to help them process their feelings wit
"If you want to visit a sea garden . . . you'll have to get up really early." So begins a trip to a Pacific Northwest seashore to explore sea gardens, man-made reefs that create shallow pools where clams and other types of edible seafood are easily harves
Offers a diversity of Indigenous voices and cases on the topic of sustainability. Challenges standard approaches to sustainability with more cultural and pragmatic solutions. Proposes a holistic eco-philosophy of Indigenous sustainability.
This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk-or Two-Eyed Seeing, the gift of multiple perspectives in the Mi'kmaw language-as we follow a group of young children connecting to nature as their teacher.
A modern story of traditional Indigenous knowledge that follows a young boy and his Auntie as they gather and braid sweetgrass, one of the four sacred medicines. It's early July, and for Matthew and his Auntie that means one thing: time to go sweetgras
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption―a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly i
