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Spílexm
Captivating and deeply moving, this story basket of memories tells one Indigenous woman’s journey of overcoming adversity and colonial trauma to find strength through creative works and traditional perspectives of healing, transformation, and resurgence.
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Where did you get your moccasins?
When a boy wears his new moccasins to a city school, his classmates want to know all about them. Readers will learn who Kookum is, where leather comes from, and how leather is traditionally prepared for moccasins.Share this book with beginning readers to practise the important pre-reading concept...
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Fire starters
Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario.When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. The truth slowly comes to light as contrasting systems of justice are explored—both the tra...
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The grizzly mother
To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through, as well as the sockeye salmon within it. Follow mother bear as she teaches her cubs what they need to sur...
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Northwest resistance
Echo travels to 1885, a period of turmoil. The bison are gone, settlers from the East arrive daily, and the Métis and First Nations of the Northwest face hunger and uncertainty as their way of life is threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises when Louis Riel ...
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Pemmican wars
An ordinary day in Mr. Bee’s history class turns extraordinary, when Echo finds herself transported to another time and place—a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie. Join Echo as she visits a Métis camp, travels the old fur-trade routes, and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the Pemmic...
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Visions from the fire
A bear and her cub, a mysterious silver ring, and a ghost from long ago… Join Damon as he unravels these mysteries through a vision quest in this graphic novel for young adults.
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Ghosts
Cole Harper is dead. Mihko Laboratories has reopened the research facility and works to manufacture and weaponize the illness that previously plagued Wounded Sky. People are missing, and the community has been quarantined. What deal did Eva strike with Choch? Who will defeat Reynold and Mihko? Ti...
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Nisto mekwana / three feathers
Three young men -- Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert -- have vandalized their community. They are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process. There, the young men learn to take responsibility for their actions and acquire the humility required to return h...
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The unbeatable sonya ballantyne
In this heartfelt and witty memoir, author Sonya Ballantyne gives us a look at her life as she struggles to find herself in the geeky media she loves. Before she was a successful writer, Sonya was just a kid growing up on the rez. It wasn’t easy. She faced racism and bullying at school. How did s...
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The rebel
A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month! For Tyrese, history class is the lowest point of his school day. This is, until his friend Levi reveals a secret -- a secret that brings history alive, in the form of one Gabriel Dumont. Through Dumont, a great Metis leader of ...
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7 generations
From the bestselling author of the Misawa Series and When We Were Alone, comes this epic YA graphic novel that follows one Cree family over seven generations. This special edition is re-coloured and contains a foreword from author David A. Robertson, and an afterword from Cherie Dimaline.
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Pisim finds her miskanaw
A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month! NOW REVISED! This edition features updated Rocky Cree translations and an expanded glossary, augmented with new maps to give a more detailed look at Pīsim’s journey. These enhancements make this book a great tool for teachers a...
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This place
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have sur...
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The gift of the little people
Helpless to stop a deadly illness, Rocky Cree Elder Kākakiw struggles to help the sick as more and more people pass into the spirit world. To save his people, Kākakiw must overcome doubt to trust in traditional teachings and the gift of the Little People.This is a companion story to The Six Seaso...
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Amō’s sapotawan
With her sapotawan ceremony fast approaching, Amō must choose her mīthikowisiwin, a gift she will develop through apprenticeship. Her sister, Pīsim, chose to become a midwife; others gather medicines or harvest fish. But none of those feel quite right.What will Amō’s mīthikowisiwin be? How will s...
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When we were alone
A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As she asks questions, her grandmother shares her experiences in a residenti...
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God flare
Cole and Eva are reunited once more. A new terror looms as Mihko Laboratories’s latest human experiments are about to be unleashed. With Brady potentially out of commission, Cole and Eva may be outnumbered. Things look grim until a new discovery changes everything: God Flare. Will it be enough t...
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Breakdown
When Cole becomes mired in terrifying visions, Eva must harness her new powers to investigate Mihko without him. Are Cole’s visions just troubled dreams, or are they leading him to a horrible truth?
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Achieving aboriginal student success
In this guide for K–8 classrooms, author Pamela Rose Toulouse provides strategies, lesson plans, and hands-on activities that support both Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners. Find support for topics such as: infusing Indigenous teaching strategies in the classroom increasing literacy success ...
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Resource teachers
In Resource Teachers, Dr. Jennifer Katz describes the fundamental shift in the role of the resource teacher in the inclusive classroom (outlined in her previous book, Teaching to Diversity). Dr. Katz discusses practical and innovative ways to partner with classroom teachers to create inclusive l...
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The stone collection
★ [Akiwenzie-Damm's] luminescent prose in this book dances "like jingle dress dancers," and is somehow still compressed to shining perfection - Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewIn the Anishnaabe language and worldview, stones are alive, infused with life force or spirit. Although many of the stor...
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Achieving indigenous student success
In Achieving Indigenous Student Success, author Pamela Toulouse provides strategies, lessons, and hands-on activities that support both Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners in the secondary classroom. Read chapters on topics such as: Indigenous Pedagogy and Classrooms Considerations Indigenous ...
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Hands-on science and technology for ontario, grade 2
Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 2 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum: STEM Skills and Connections Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals Matter and Energy: Properties of Liquids and Solids Struct...
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Laget hiyt toxwum / herring to huckleberries
It’s ošil’s favourite time of year! When the seasons change and the weather grows warm, the ɬagət̓ (herring) return to the waters of the ɬaʔəmɩn Nation, located on the southwest coast of British Columbia. For ošil and her grandparents, their arrival is the beginning of a full year of harvesting t...
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Land, water, and sky for grades 3-5
Land, Water, and Sky from Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource: emphasizes Core Competen...
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From the roots up
Dez’s grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, they’re living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into their identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school’s new kid Riel, but doesn’t really u...
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We dream medicine dreams
From Dene artist and bioethicist Lisa Boivin comes this healing story of hope, dreams, and the special bond between grandfather and granddaughter.When a little girl dreams about a bear, her grandfather explains how we connect with the knowledge of our ancestors through dreams. Bear, Hawk, Caribou...
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Living things for grades k-2
Living Things for Grades K–2 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resou...
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The poet
A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month! Although Kathy loves poetry, she is far too shy to recite it in front of her class. But the story of Pauline Johnson, renowned as the "Mohawk Princess," inspires Kathy to overcome her stage fright. Pauline, from the Grand River...
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Hands-on science and technology for ontario, grade 3
Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 3 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum: STEM Skills and Connections Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants Matter and Energy: Forces and Motion Structures and Mechan...
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Leading through spirals of inquiry
★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023! Experienced educators Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser expand on their previous work in this all-new book for school leadership teams. Written for teams ready to get started—or keen to go deeper—this book will provoke new thinking and...
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The rez doctor
Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he’s not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn’t until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during a school assembly that he starts to dream big.However, becoming a doctor isn’t easy. University takes Ryan away from his family and the Siksikaitsitapi commun...
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Stone
Stone introduces Edwin, a young man who must discover his family’s past if he is to have any future. Edwin learns of his ancestor Stone, a young Plains Cree man, who came of age in the early 19th century. Following a vision quest, Stone aspires to be like his older brother, Bear, a member of the ...
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I can't have bannock but the beaver has a dam
This beloved Indigenous classic begins when a little boy asks, “Mom, can I have some bannock?” Despite having all the ingredients, Mom can’t make bannock.As the little boy asks “why,” beginning readers learn about the connections between living things in an ecosystem through the ripple effects of...
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Misaabe's stories
Misaabe tells great stories—stories about saving a city from giant green trolls, reading supersonic books with x-ray glasses, and how his dad is a secret agent fighting bad guys, and that’s why he can’t come to visit. When Misaabe’s stories go too far, he must learn how to be honest and authentic...
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Giju's gift
Long ago, all living creatures on this land shared a special balance with one another. The pugulatmu’j—the Little People—were the original guardians of the land, and they looked after all living things. As time passed, we forgot these playful yet powerful guardians, but they did not forget us. Oc...
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Ensouling our schools
In an educational milieu in which standards and accountability hold sway, schools can become places of stress, marginalization, and isolation instead of learning communities that nurture a sense of meaning and purpose. In Ensouling Our Schools, author Jennifer Katz weaves together methods of crea...
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Nimoshom and his bus
In this warm and joyful picture book highly recommended by Debbie Reese, children learn Cree from Nimoshom, their school bus driver. Based on the author’s memories of her grandfather, Nimoshom is not your average bus driver. He loves to drive the school bus, tell silly stories, and share his la...
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Hands-on science for manitoba, grade 4
Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-four book is divided into four units: Habitats and Communities Light Sound Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum...
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Hands-on mathematics for manitoba, grade 1
Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba is the only mathematics program you will need for the entire year. Based on the latest research, Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba focuses on the big ideas of mathematics: communication, connections, concepts and skills, mental math and estimation, problem solvin...
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Miya wears orange
This beautifully illustrated book, based on the lived experience of the author, that gently explores the complicated feelings a young girl experiences as she learns about tragedy and injustice. Miya loves her school and she especially loves storytime. One day, her teacher shares a story about a l...
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Mom, is it time for the niska feast?
Spring is here! Join Joshua and his mom as they prepare for a niska feast in this read-aloud story for ages 5 to 8. The ice is melting, the animals are stirring, and the niskak (geese) are returning to the northern skies. After a long winter, Joshua and his family are looking forward to the first...
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A blanket of butterflies
No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help.Shinobu has travelled to Fort Smith, NWT, to reclaim his grandfather’s samurai sword and armour. But when he discovers th...
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One without the other
In this bestseller, Shelley Moore explores the changing landscape of inclusive education. Presented through real stories from her own classroom experience, this passionate and creative educator tackles such things as inclusion as a philosophy and practice, the difference between integration and ...
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In search of april raintree
Powerless in a broken system, sisters April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tri...
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Jigging for halibut with tsinii
Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own experiences with Tsinii (his grandfather), this tender story highlights intergenerational knowledge and authentic learning experiences.Off the northern tip of Haida Gwaii, a boy goes fishing with Tsinii, his grandfather. As they watch the weather, jig f...
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The kodiaks
Hockey fans will love this action-packed middle grade novel about teamwork, overcoming adversity, and being proud of who you are and where you come from. Everything is changing for 11-year-old Alex Robinson. After his father accepts a new job, Alex and his family move from their community to th...
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The raven mother
★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023! Hoarders. Scavengers. Clever foragers. Bringers of new life. Ravens have many roles, both for the land and in Gitxsan story and song. The sixth book in Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)’s Mothers of Xsan series transports young ...
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Hands-on social studies for ontario, grade 4
Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need. The grade 4 book is divided into two units: Heritage and Identity: Societies from 3000 BCE to 1500 CE People and Environments: Political...
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Hands-on problem solving, grade 6
Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed...
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Amō’s sapotawan
A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month! ★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023! Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, or mīthikowisiwin, the...
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Hands-on science for manitoba, grade 6
Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-six book is divided into four units: Diversity of Living Things Flight Electricity Exploring the Solar System This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curr...
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The search for gluscap
Mali and Puug are on an urgent mission to save the Serpent Guardian before all the salmon disappear from the river in this graphic novel for ages 6 to 8. It’s time to fish salmon from the river, but Mali and her family are dismayed by the lack of fish. It’s not just them; there just aren’t that m...
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Properties of matter for grades 3-5
Properties of Matter for Grades 3–5 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-writte...
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Teacher, take care
Teaching can be a highly satisfying profession, but it can also be overwhelming. Stress management. Self-care. Mental well-being. Mindfulness. These words have become all too familiar, but what do they actually mean for you? And how can they help without adding to your to-do list?All teachers hav...
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Hands-on english language learning for early years (grades 1-3)
The Hands-On English Language Learning program is a resource for classroom teachers, specialist teachers working with English-language learners, and other educational professionals who support these students. To assist your students in developing language skills, this resource includes: specif...
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Surviving the city
Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape—they’re so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez’s grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can’t stay w...
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Teacher guide for surviving the city
This updated Teacher Guide for Surviving the City is designed to accompany the Surviving the City series of graphic novels written by Tasha Spillett. This guide provides support for teachers to address sensitive topics in the classroom including racism; caregiver illness; the child welfare system...
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Siha tooskin knows the love of the dance
Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—has invited his friend, Jeff, to a powwow. It’s Jeff’s very first powwow, and is he ever nervous! What if he says or does the wrong thing? Grass dancers, Fancy Shawl dancers, Chicken dancers—what does it all mean? Follow along as Jeff learns all about the dances and th...
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Properties of energy for grades k-2
Properties of Energy for Grades K–2 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-writte...
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Spirit of the white bison
The Great Plains of North America was once home to great herds of bison. The Aboriginal people who lived there revered them and relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter. Into one of these great herds, Little White Buffalo was born in the 19th century. In this heartfelt story, she retells he...
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Siha tooskin knows the nature of life
Paul Wahasaypa knows that Ena Makoochay (Mother Earth) gives us many things. On this compelling nature journey with Ena (his mom), we learn how strength, generosity, kindness, and humility are all shown to us by grandfather rocks, towering trees, four-legged ones, and winged ones, reminding us of...
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Version control
After finding out Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative in Breakdown, Cole and Eva confronted Mihko head-on. But when Eva stumbles across a secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come to life. After a vicious battle with Mihko’s newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, Eva is...
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The pact
The guilt and loss of James’s residential school experiences follow him into adulthood, and his life spirals out of control. Lauren makes a pact with him that will lead to either death or redemption: confront the demons that haunt him or be prepared to forego a life with her and their son, Edwin....
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Visions of the crow
A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month! “Your ancestors have called us to help you.” “I think y'all have the wrong number.” Damon Quinn just wants to get through his senior year unscathed. His mom struggles with alcohol and is barely coping with the day-to-day. Marcu...
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Potlatch as pedagogy
In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.The ...
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Heart berry bling
On a visit to her granny, Maggie is excited to begin her first-ever beading project: a pair of strawberry earrings. However, beading is much harder than she expected! As they work side by side, Granny shares how beading helped her persevere and stay connected to her Anishinaabe culture when she l...
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Hands-on science for manitoba, grade 3
Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-three book is divided into four units: Growth and Changes in Plants Materials and Structures Forces that Attract or Repel Soils in the Environment This new edition includes many familia...
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Spelling through phonics
This 40th anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller, Spelling Through Phonics, has the same compact and easy-to-use format thousands of educators know and love! With the McCrackens’ original spelling instruction program, this book provides detailed instructions and reproducibles to help you u...
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Amik loves school
Amik loves going to school, but when he shares this with his grandfather, he finds out Moshoom attended residential school. At Moshoom’s school, students were forbidden from speaking their language. It sounds very different from Amik's school, so Amik has an idea…In this heartwarming story, an An...
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Hands-on social studies for ontario, grade 5
Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need. The grade 5 book is divided into two units: CanadaFirst Nations and Europeans in New France and Early The Role of Government and Respon...
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Hands-on science for manitoba, grade 7
Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-seven book is custom-written to the Manitoba science curriculum (2000), and divided into four units: Interactions Within Ecosystems Particle Theory of Matter Forces and Structures Earth’s Crust T...
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Hopeless in hope
★ Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens list, a starred selection of exceptional caliberWe live in a hopeless old house on an almost-deserted dead-end street in a middle-of-nowhere town named Hope. This is the oldest part of Hope; eventually it will all be torn down and rebuilt into perfec...
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With a name like chief
Community leader and former Manitoba MLA, Kevin Chief shares his story of strength, resilience, recovery, and identity. In With a Name Like Chief, Kevin frankly and honestly recounts growing up in poverty in Winnipeg’s North End, navigating the challenges of growing up in a single-parent home wit...
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Hands-on science and technology for ontario, grade 5
Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 5 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum: STEM Skills and Connections Life Systems: Human Organ Systems Matter and Energy: Properties of and Changes in Matter Struc...
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Awâsis and the world-famous bannock
During an unfortunate mishap, young Awâsis loses Kôhkum’s freshly baked world-famous bannock. Not knowing what to do, Awâsis seeks out a variety of other-than-human relatives willing to help. What adventures are in store for Awâsis?Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock highlights the importance of ...
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Living things for grades 3-5
Living Things for Grades 3–5 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resou...
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People and stories of canada to 1867: teacher's guide
The People and Stories of Canada to 1867: Teacher's Guide is a comprehensive resource filled with fun, captivating, and thought-provoking hands-on activities. In each chapter, you will find: practical hands-on activating and acquiring/applying activities useful teacher reference notes and organi...
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Grand conversations, thoughtful responses
Grand Conversations, Thoughtful Responses is built upon the premise that all students can become active, independent, thoughtful readers. The structures and strategies in this book are proven to help students develop confidence and competence in their reading. Student engagement with text soars t...
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Last standing woman
A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month! Born at the turn of the 21st century, The Storyteller, also known as Ishkwegaabawiikwe (Last Standing Woman), carries her people’s past within her memories. The White Earth Anishinaabe people have lived on the same land for ove...
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A girl called echo omnibus
★ Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens list, a starred selection of exceptional caliber! Métis teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure. Follow Echo ...
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The wolf mother
Follow along as award-winning author Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) introduces young readers to a pack of grey wolves. New pups have just begun to open their eyes, one of which is a striking black female. Every day, her ears grow larger, her eyesight gets sharper, and her legs stretch farther. ...
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Wayi wah! indigenous pedagogies
★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023!Now a National Best Seller! How can Indigenous knowledge systems inform our teaching practices and enhance education? How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners? This pow...
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The eagle mother
Return to the valleys of the River of Mists with author Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and his award-winning, richly illustrative Mothers of Xsan series. “An incredible celebration of the deep connections that are essential to the relationships between mothers and their children”—The Globe and ...
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Hands-on science for manitoba, grade 1
Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-one book is divided into four units: Characteristics and Needs of Living Things The Senses Characteristics of Objects and Materials Daily and Seasonal Changes This new edition includes many famil...
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Monsters
“The ending...is so unexpected that readers will eagerly anticipate [the] third volume.”—Kirkus Reviews Cole Harper is struggling to settle into life in Wounded Sky First Nation. He may have stopped a serial killer but the trouble is far from over. A creature lurks in the shadows of Blackwood Fo...
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Teacher guide for april raintree and in search of april raintree
First published in 1983, In Search of April Raintree is a Canadian classic that presents a heart-rending and powerful account of the harsh realities that Indigenous and Métis peoples face. Written by Anishinaabe educator Christine M’Lot with psychologist Dr. Karlee Fellner, the Teacher Guide fo...
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Det’oni-t’á tai / three feathers
Three young men—Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert—have vandalized their community. They are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process. There, the young men learn to take responsibility for their actions and acquire the humility required to return home. Bu...
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Siha tooskin knows the offering of tobacco
Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—knows that whether we are taking berries or plants from the earth or knowledge from a learned person it is so important to offer a gift back to show honour and appreciation. Join Paul and his teacher Mrs. Baxter to find out what they discover about the protocol of offe...
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Hands-on social studies for ontario, grade 3
Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.The grade 3 book is divided into two units:Communities in Canada, 1780–1850Living and Working in OntarioSTAND-OUT FEATURES focuses on the go...
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We need everyone
Everyone has a gift. Every gift is different, and every gift is special. Our world needs you to share your gift.What is your gift? How can you use your gift to help others?We Need Everyone empowers children to identify their gifts and use them to overcome challenges, achieve goals, and strengthen...
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