Fall 2023
Josie Dances
Follow Josie, a young Ojibwe girl, as she and her family prepare for her coming of age presentation at next summer’s powwow.
Themes: Tradition, Community, Coming-of-Age, Celebration
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Nibi's Water Song
Follow a young girl, Nibi, through her challenges, struggles, and successes as she advocates for clean water access for her and her community.
Themes: water, activism, empowerment, collective action
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Berry Song
Follow a young girl, her grandmother, and the kinships they form as they harvest gifts from the Earth.
Themes: Family, traditional knowledge, environment, cooking, kinship
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Mnoomin maan'gowing/ The Gift of Mnoomin
Follow a young child and their family as they shadow the life cycle of Mnoomin culminating in its harvest.
Themes: Tradition, holistic view on ecosystem, community, life cycle
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Spring 2023
Mii Maanda Ezhi-gkendmaanh- This is How I Know
Follow a young child and their grandmother as they explore the world around them through the seasons and the changes they bring.
Themes: Observing nature, cycle of seasons, traditional knowledge, dual-language
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Keeshig
& the Ojibwe Pterodactyls
Join Keeshig as he tells his mother about the Ojibwe Pterodactyls and their relation with Nanaboozhoo.
Themes: Nature, family, Indigenous oral story, traditions
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The Water Protectors
Follow a young Indigenous girl as she continues the long-held legacy of joining forces to protect and save the water.
Themes: Respecting nature, collective action, activism, pollution, traditional knowledge
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Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults
Read the adaptation of Robin Wall Kimmerer's best seller that teaches young adults about the plants and animals in our world and what they can teach us if only we listen.
Themes: Traditional knowledge, nature, self-reflection
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Fall 2022
Indigenous People's Day
Learn about all the different and shared traditions that celebrate Indigenous People's Day.
Themes: Tradition, celebrating differences, education
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Morning on the Lake
Follow a young boy and his grandfather as they explore the beauty of the lake from their birchbark canoe.
Themes: Appreciating nature, contemplation, family, tradition
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It's a Mitig!
Get introduced to the Ojibwe language through a colorful exploration of the forest and the animals that call it home.
Themes: Nature, learning, exploring differences to find similarities, dual-language
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The Little People and the Water of Life
Learn the how the little people gave the Ojibwe the gift of maple syrup and how they shared that gift with the world.
Themes: Nature, Indigenous oral story, tradition, history, dual-language
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Spring 2022
Growing Up Ojibwe
Join 15-year-old Tommy Sky as he guides the reader through his Ojibwe culture!
Themes: Tradition, family, treaty rights, nature, fishing
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The Sacred Harvest
Follow a young Ojibwe boy through the process of harvesting and preparing wild rice for the very first time.
Themes: Nature, tradition, Mnoomin gathering
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The Birchbark House
Follow a young Ojibwe girl named Omakayas throughout an eventful year on Mooningwanekaaning, now known as Madeline Island.
Themes: Historical, tradition, colonization, family
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The Water Walker
Nokomis Josephine walks all across the country raising awareness for nibi (water).
Themes: Water, collective action, water activism, traditional knowledge
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