Strong Nations Bundles

Bring the latest Indigenous resources and supporting materials into the classroom with this Secondary School Resource Bundle! 

Curated for grades 8 to 12, this bundle features a diverse selection of Indigenous and supplementary resources published between 2024 and 2025. Designed to engage a wide range of readers and reading abilities, these materials cover an array of topics, themes, and genres.

This bundle includes:

• Indigenous and Supporting Works: A diverse selection of Indigenous-authored resources alongside complementary materials from non-Indigenous authors for teens.
• Accessible Resources for All Readers: Books designed for both strong and struggling readers.
• Diverse Themes and Topics: Explore titles about self-discovery, building relationships, history, land connection, social issues, environmental awareness, reconciliation, family, coming of age, etc.
• A Variety of Genres and Formats: Explore a mix of fiction and nonfiction (poetry, adventure, mystery, romance, science fiction, autobiographies, and more) available in chapter books, graphic novels, anthologies, and other formats.

Note: Some works contain mature or triggering subject matter, and not all resources are written specifically for a teenage audience. Review before use with students to ensure they are an appropriate fit.

Scroll below to learn more about the resources currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate. Includes Indigenous and non-Indigenous, supporting resources. 

If you've purchased the 2024 edition of this bundle, there may be some overlap in titles in the 2025 bundle due to the publication date range included.

This bundle includes Indigenous resources in French for Grades 8 to 12. Not all resources are written specifically for teens. Review each resource to determine if it's an appropriate fit for readers.

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This bundle includes resources by Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors, focusing on sports, games, and the importance of physical activity. Designed for grades 8 to 12, some materials may contain mature or sensitive content and not all resources are written exclusively for teens. Educators are encouraged to review resources in advance to ensure suitability for their students.

Indigenous and non-Indigenous resources are included. Scroll below to learn more about the resources currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate.

This bundle includes books in the Lillian Mystery series by Lynda Partridge:

• Lillian and Kokomis: The Spirit of Dance
• Why Are You Still Here?: A Lillian Mystery
• Spirit Rider: A Lillian Indigenous Mystery

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This bundle includes titles in the Benjamin Outdoors series:

• Benjamin's Thunderstorm
• Benjamin Grows a Garden

From dancing in the rain with thunder for a drum to planting a vegetable garden with his mom, Benjamin loves being in nature. With evocative text and vibrant art, this delightful picture book series celebrates the joys of spending time outdoors and weaves in nature-related Cree words.

Books in this series are recommended for ages 3 to 7.

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This bundle includes all of the titles in the Cash Blackbear Mystery series: 

• Murder on the Red River (PB)
• Girl Gone Missing (PB)
• Sinister Graves (PB)
• Broken Fields (HC)

The Cash Blackbear Mystery series features Cash Blackbear, a 19-year-old Ojibwe woman. 

This series was not written specifically for a teenage audience.

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This bundle includes books in the Community Connections series:

• Suupi and the Sun Celebration
• When I Visit Qikiqtarjuaq
• Sanirajak, A Place I Love
• My Trip to Pond Inlet
  
• It Is Good to Live in Beautiful Arctic Bay
• Clyde River, My Home
• My Visit to Kimmirut
• Liitia's One-Ski
• I Love to Live in Kinngait
• All about Sanikiluaq

The Community Connections series is a collection of fun and engaging stories from Inuit authors that celebrate Nunavut communities.

Books in this series are recommended for preschool to Grade 2. 

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This bundle includes graphic novels in the Earthdivers series by Stephen Graham Jones:

• Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus
• Earthdivers, Vol. 2: Ice Age
• Earthdivers, Vol. 3: 1776 

This series is not written for teens; it's intended for young adults and adults.

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This bundle includes books in the First Nations Series for Young Readers that are currently available (some books are out of print):

• Environmentalists from our First Nations 
• Great Athletes from our First Nations
• Great Musicians from our First Nations
• Great Women from our First Nations
• Great Writers from our First Nations
• Indigenous Filmmakers and Actors
• Wisdom from our First Nations

Each book in the First Nations Series for Young Readers is a collection of biographies of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women and men who are leaders in their fields of work, in their art, and in their communities. For ages 8-14.

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This bundle includes books in the Indigenous Peoples Series:

• The Cherokee: People, Culture, and History
• The Inuit: People, Culture, and History
• The Lakota: People, Culture, and History
  
• The Navajo: People, Culture, and History
• The Ojibwe: People, Culture, and History
• The Seneca: People, Culture, and History

This series is recommended for grades 3 to 6.

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This bundle includes titles in the Joshua Learns from the Land series by Tyna Legault Taylor and Michelle Dao:

• Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?: Celebrating the Seasons
• Kokum, Are These Moose Tracks?: Celebrating Fall

This series is recommended for kindergarten to Grade 3.

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This bundle includes all of the titles in The Legend of Big Heart series by Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo.

• The Land Grab
• The Roan Stallion
• The River Run

The Legend of Big Heart Series takes place during the early twentieth century amid the forced assimilation of Native tribes into mainstream America. The series features the exciting adventures of young Alfred Swallow as he matures into a man and helps his family survive and prosper on the Lower Brule Lakota Reservation in South Dakota.

This series is a hi-lo (high interest, low readability) series.

Recommended for grades 8 to 12.

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This bundle includes all the titles in the Maggie Lou series:

• Maggie Lou, Firefox
• Maggie Lou Meets Her Match

Books in the Maggie Lou series, written by Arnolda Dufour Bowes and illustrated by Karlene Harvey, are recommended for grades 4 to 7.

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This bundle includes all three volumes in Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection.

• Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection Volume 1 
• Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection Volume 2
• Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection Volume 3

Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection brings together dozens of creators from North America to contribute comic book stories showcasing the rich heritage and identity of indigenous storytelling. From traditional stories to exciting new visions of the future, this collection presents some of the finest comic book and graphic novel work on the continent.

Recommended for grades 7 to 12.

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This bundle includes titles in the My Indian series by Mi'sel Joe and Sheila O'Neill: 

• My Indian
• Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian

Recommended for grades 7 to 11.

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