Strong Nations Bundles

This bundle includes the student resource A Little Plains Cree Book for Children: A Reference for Teaching the Plains Cree Language and the guide for teachers nēhiyawēwin awāsi-masinahikanis: A Little Plains Cree Book for Children—Teaching Guide.

An accompanying colouring book is also available but it is not included in this bundle. It can be purchased separately here: A Little Plains Cree Colouring Book: Plains Cree People

About the Student Resource
A Little Plains Cree Book for Children contains useful noun categories, phrases, and some basic rules for the Plains Cree language. Following the themes of the Saskatchewan Curriculum Guide for Kindergarten to Grade 12 on Aboriginal Languages, the content focuses on terms familiar to the First Nations Cree people of Saskatchewan. This book should also be supplemented by total physical response (TPR) methods, in addition to teaching materials such as songs, games, and flash cards. Our hope is to encourage a basic understanding of the

e language so that learners are able to converse with Plains Cree speakers. The best path to fluency in the Plains Cree language is immersion, but learning one word at a time is a good place to start!

96 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paperback

About the Teaching Guide
A Little Plains Cree Book for Children—Teaching Guide contains lesson plans, student assignments, and other helpful information for teaching the Plains Cree language—a companion to nēhiyawēwin awāsimasinahikanis: A Little Plains Cree Book for Children: A Reference for Teaching the Plains Cree Language, the content of which focuses on terms familiar to the First Nations Cree people of Saskatchewan and follows curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 12.

128 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Spiral Bound

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This bundle includes the student resource My Little Ogichidaa: An Indigenous Lullaby and the educator resource My Little Ogichidaa Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
My Little Ogichidaa is inspired by Indigenous motherhood. It invites readers to explore the compelling dreams and hopes of an Indigenous parent for her soon-to-be-born warrior.

The word Ogichidaa itself means warrior in Anishinaabemowin, and this beautifully illustrated book is a tribute to Indigenous families everywhere who are proudly raising their children to carry forward their culture, language, and love with resilience, strength, and kindness. This story is proof that despite colonization, our world is full of Indigenous art, beauty, love, and brilliance. Through the eyes of a mother, readers gain insight into the profound bonds of family and community that are central to Indigenous life. This heartwarming and empowering story is a celebration of Indigenous love and the powerful legacy that it creates.

Author: Willie Poll 
Illustrator: Hawlii Pichette

36 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Hardcover

About the Educator Resource

A teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, My Little Ogichidaa. Includes comprehension questions, group activities, colouring pages, and more. My Little Ogichidaa is inspired by Indigenous motherhood. It invites readers to explore the compelling dreams and hopes of an Indigenous parent for her soon-to-be-born warrior. The word Ogichidaa itself means warrior in Anishinaabemowin, and this beautifully illustrated book is a tribute to Indigenous families everywhere who are proudly raising their children to carry forward their culture, language, and love with resilience, strength, and kindness. This story is proof that despite colonization, our world is full of Indigenous art, beauty, love, and brilliance. Through the eyes of a mother, readers gain insight into the profound bonds of family and community that are central to Indigenous life. This heartwarming and empowering story is a celebration of Indigenous love and the powerful legacy that it creates.

12 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paper Packet

This resource bundle includes the books in the Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Set and the resource guide:

• Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Studies Resource Guide
• Righting Canada's Wrongs: Inuit Relocations: Colonial Policies and Practices, Inuit Resilience and Resistance
• Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools: The Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action
• Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children
  

About the Resource Guide and Indigenous Studies Set Books
The resource guide for the Righting Canada’s Wrongs Indigenous Studies set provides lessons in historical thinking.

The Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Studies set series is devoted to the exploration of racist and discriminatory government policies and actions against Indigenous peoples through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. The books in this series make a valuable addition to any classroom or library looking for kid-friendly and appealing resources on Indigenous Studies and equal rights in Canada. The engaging and curriculum-based lessons in this Resource Guide will help students to further understand some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. Educators will find support for teaching about Canada's past and ongoing treatment of Indigenous Peoples and how to approach the topic of, colonization, racism and discrimination. As well, students will learn about the important cultures and traditions that have continued in the face of colonization.

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This bundle includes the student resource The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation and the educator resource The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
In this enlightening legend shared by Lakota Elder Kevin Locke, Wakhan Thanka (The Great Spirit) created the entire world in seven days; leaving the most precious creation for last. In order to protect this precious creation, Wakhan Thanka needed to hide it where it would always be safe and turned to our animal relatives for help. Together, they found the perfect place. Do you know where they chose?

Author: Kevin Locke
Illustrator: Kristy Cameron

44 pages | 8.76" x 11.03" | Hardcover

About the Educator Resource
A teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, The Seventh Direction. Includes comprehension questions, group activities, colouring pages, and more.

12 pages | 8.75" x 11.00" | Paper Packet 

This bundle includes Dene resources for elementary students.  A few books for preschool students and toddlers are also included. Some books share Dene stories, while others are by Dene authors or illustrators and may not contain Dene-specific content.

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This bundle includes Dene resources for secondary students. Some books share Dene stories, while others are by Dene authors or illustrators and may not contain Dene-specific content.

A variety of fiction and nonfiction resources are included. Some books may contain mature content and are not specifically written for a teenage audience. This bundle is useful for YA readers and adult readers.

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This bundle includes resources centred around identity, family, and community themes.

Indigenous and supplementary resources are included.

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This resource bundle includes books authored by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers, covering topics such as sports, games, and the importance of physical activity. Resources included are for a wide range of ages from kindergarten to grade 7.

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This bundle includes A Night in Fernwood Forest and supporting resources, such as puppets that match (or are similar to) animals mentioned in the book, Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards, and a title from the We Are All Connected Series, Coast Salish, Coastal Rainforests and Cougars, written by Snuneymuxw author Celestine Aleck, Terri Mack (Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala) and Brenda Boreham.

A Night in Fernwood Forest Synopsis
Come with us for a walk along a secluded forest trail on a quiet night in May. We catch glimpses of ten animals as they move about in their woodland home from dusk until dawn. A mother cougar and her cub, a colony of bats, and a family of shrews are among the nighttime creatures we encounter. Beautiful full-page illustrations also depict many plants that live in this ecosystem. Information at the back of the book provides facts about nurse logs and the Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest.

This bundle includes all four titles in the By Day and By Night Nature Series:

• Hideaway Cove (hardcover)
• A Night at Hideaway Cove (paperback) 
• Fernwood Forest (hardcover)
• A Night in Fernwood Forest (hardcover)

Each book in the By Day and By Night Nature Series focuses on a scene typical of a distinct west coast habitat, showing how living and non-living things are connected in a healthy ecosystem. As readers, we observe animals going about their daily activities: caring for their young, searching for food, and responding to the changes in light, temperature, and weather conditions throughout the day or night. The last four pages of each book provide facts about the highlighted animals and plants as well as features that are unique to their habitats. The final page suggests ways that young readers and their families can be respectful as they visit wilderness areas.

Readers with a sense of curiosity will find opportunities in these books to:

• use picture clues to predict the featured animal on the next page
• identify, count, and sequence numbers (1 owl, 2 deer, 3 squirrels, etc.)
• search for small creatures that travel from page to page
• discover patterns in the text and structure of the books
• track the movement of the sun, or moon, across the sky

Reading Level: Nonfiction text features such as headings, bold words, bullets, captions, and labelled diagrams make these books accessible to independent readers in grades 2 to 4. The books would also be great “read-alouds” for younger children.

Curriculum Links
Reading - Providing opportunities for guided practise in using reading strategies: visualizing, making connections, asking questions, transforming, and inferring.

Science - Supporting discussion and further exploration:

• characteristics of living things
• needs of living things
• connections between living and non-living things
• daily and seasonal changes
• animal growth and changes
• plant growth and changes
• weather
• habitats
• observable patterns in the sky

Numeracy - Counting and sequencing of numbers 1 to 10.

Social Responsibility - Initiating discussions about ways to take care of wilderness areas.

Lesson plans are available for each book and are free to download from each book's listing on our website!

Additional Information
Titles included are 32 pages, 8.5" x 11"

​Please note: All books in this bundle are hardcovers, except for A Night at Hideaway Cove, which is a paperback as the hardcover edition is out of print. ​

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

This bundle includes a wide range of Indigenous and supplementary resources (with publication dates from 2022 to 2023) that cover many topics, themes, and genres to appeal to a wide audience of readers and a range of reading abilities. 

This bundle includes:

• Books from Indigenous authors and artists.  And, books from non-Indigenous authors and artists that connect to Indigenous teachings or work as connecting / supplementary resources.
• Dual-language resources to promote linguistic diversity and support Indigenous language learning.
• Books for both strong and struggling/reluctant readers.
• Resources that cover a variety of themes and topics, such as friendship, family, culture, growing up, belonging/identity, courage, reconciliation, traditional knowledge, environmental awareness, connection to land, the importance of oral tradition, experiences of colonization and decolonization, social-emotional learning, etc.
• A variety of fiction and nonfiction in the form of picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and more!
• An educator resource that includes six contemporary Indigenous stories for students and supporting resources for educators.

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This bundle includes 2023-2024 First Nation Communities READ nominated titles for adults and young adults.

Please Note:

• Some of the titles chosen for the adult/young adult category are children's books.
• As it's not available, this title is not included: Nii Ndahlohke Boys' and Girls' Work at Mount Elgin Industrial School

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

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This bundle includes 2023-2024 First Nation Communities READ nominated titles for children. 

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

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The 2023 Edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea features a collection of 25 of the best Indigenous picture books published in Canada between 2020 and 2022.

To learn more about IBBY Canada and this list of picture books, visit https://www.ibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collection/

This bundle does not include the From Sea to Sea to Sea resource Still This Love Goes On.

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This bundle includes all four titles in the A Girl Called Echo series:

• Pemmican Wars
• Red River Resistance
• Northwest Resistance
• Road Allowance Era

A Girl Called Echo is a graphic novel series by Governor General Award-winning writer and author of The Seven Teaching Stories Katherena Vermette.

This graphic novel series explores the life of a Métis teenager through illustrated storytelling. Each book follows Echo Desjardins and her travels back through time, which illuminates important periods and events in Métis history in an engaging, visually stimulating way for teenage audiences.

A teacher's guide is available for purchase separately: Teacher Guide for A Girl Called Echo: Learning About the History and Culture of the Metis Nation in Grades 7-8.

Or, purchase all the student books and the teacher's guide together here: Teacher Resource Bundle: A Girl Called Echo.

Note: All four of the titles in the A Girl Called Echo series can now be purchased in a single work: A Girl Called Echo Omnibus. The special omnibus edition also includes a forward by Chantal Fiola, a historical timeline, and an essay about Metis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall. 

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