Strong Nations Bundles

This bundle includes the student book I am Connected and the I am Connected Teacher Lesson Plan.

About I am Connected
We are all connected. Whether it is with your family, the mossy earth beneath your feet, the warm guidance of your ancestors, you belong in connection with all around you. Along the backdrop of Haida Gwaii's breathtaking landscapes, Indigenous storyteller, Ḵung Jaadee, invites you to witness the many threads of relationship that connect us across time and space. What makes you feel connected?

Recommended for ages 6+.

28 pages | 9.00" x 10.00" | Hardcover 

About I am Connected Teacher Lesson Plan
A teacher lesson plan to further explore the book, I am Connected, with comprehension questions, group activities, conversation starters, quizzes, language arts activities, and colouring pages.

15 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Loose Leaf Packet

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This bundle includes the student resource Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist and the educator resource Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Have you ever considered Mother Earth to be an artist? A shiny rock, the guiding tracks of a bird, a colourful sunset - what beauty do you see on Mother Earth?

Award-winning Indigenous author, CBC journalist, and Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan (2021-2023) Carol Rose GoldenEagle brings readers a radiant tribute to the artwork within the everyday. Paired with stunning illustrations by Hawlii Pichette, Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist encourages us to share in the simple wonder of nature, and honour the precious magnificence of Mother Earth and all of our relatives.

28 pages | 11.00" x 8.50" | Hardcover 

About the Educator Resource
A teacher lesson plan to further explore the book, Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist. May include comprehension questions, group activities, conversation starters, quizzes, language arts activities, and colouring pages.

15 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Loose-Leaf Packet

This bundle includes the Surviving the City Teacher Guide: Exploring Identity, Allyship, and Social Action for Meaningful Change in Grades 7-12 and the graphic novels in the Surviving the City series:

• Surviving the City 
• From the Roots Up
• We Are the Medicine 

About the Student Resources
Surviving the City
Surviving the City is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one.

Mikwan 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 with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can’t bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez’s community find her before it’s too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don’t?

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56 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | Paperback

From the Roots Up
Dez and Miikwan’s stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City.

Dez’s grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she’s living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school’s new kid Riel, but doesn’t really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend? Elder Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn’t know how to respond when the gendered protocols she’s grown up with that are being thrown into question. Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?

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64 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | Paperback

We Are the Medicine
Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school. Poised at the edge of the rest of their lives, they have a lot to decide on. Miikwan and her boyfriend, Riel, are preparing for university, but Dez isn’t sure if that’s what they want for their future. Grief and anger take precedence over their plans after the remains of 215 children are found at a former residential school in British Columbia. The teens struggle with feelings of helplessness in the face of injustice. Can they find the strength to channel their frustration into action towards a more hopeful future?

We Are the Medicine is the moving final volume of the best-selling Surviving the City series.

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64 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | Paperback

About the Educator Resource
This 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; residential schools; and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. With the release of the third volume of Surviving the City, this guide has been updated to include revisions to the original lessons, two brand-new lessons, as well as up-to-date curriculum correlation charts that match current curriculum outcomes and expectations in Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

This teacher guide is designed to be a no-prep resource for educators suitable for stand-alone lessons or as a complete unit plan. The lessons in this teacher guide:

• support teachers with clear and concise instructions using the Activate, Acquire, Apply, and Assess (AAAA) format
• guide students in exploring, researching, and sharing the essential themes of the graphic novels
• are infused with Indigenous pedagogical practices

The Teacher Guide for Surviving the City is best suited for use with students in grades 7–12 taking English Language Arts; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies; Global Issues; and similar subjects.

Additional Information
91 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paperback

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This bundle includes caribou, deer, and moose resources for students in kindergarten to Grade 7. 

Indigenous and non-Indigenous resources are included.

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This bundle includes Indigenous resources in French for students in Grades 4 to 7. Picture books, graphic novels, chapter books, and novels are included.

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This larger bundle includes Indigenous resources in French for kindergarten to Grade 3 students.

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This bundle includes Indigenous resources in French for kindergarten to Grade 3 students and is under $1000.00 (before taxes and shipping).

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Take a journey through the history of Turtle Island with this engaging collection of resources! 

In this bundle, find true accounts, biographies, historical fiction, powerful stories inspired by real events, traditional teachings, creation stories, and more! 

This bundle features resources suitable for Grades 1 to 7.

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This bundle includes resources that highlight Indigenous cultural practices and teachings.

The titles included share about customs and traditions, ceremonies, traditional food harvesting and preparation, storytelling and oral traditions, seasonal cycles, the Seven Grandfather Teachings, the Medicine Wheel, and more. 

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This bundle includes all the current titles in the Tana Cooks! series, written by Stacy Wells (Choctaw):

• Tana Cooks a Valentine Surprise
• Tana Cooks for a Special Veterans Day
• Tana Cooks to Say Thanks
• Tana Cooks with Care
• Tana Cooks to Beat a Bad Day
• Tana Cooks to Face Her Fear

The Tana Cooks! series is recommended for ages 6 to 8.

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This bundle includes books in the Coast Salish Tales series from Coast Salish author and illustrator Andrea Fritz:

• Otter Doesn't Know
• Crow Helps a Friend
• Raven Gets Tricked

This series is recommended for grades 1 to 3.

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This bundle includes books in the First West Coast Books series from Robert (Lucky) Budd and Roy Henry Vickers.

• A Flock of Gulls, a Chorus of Frogs
• A is for Anemone
• Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue
• Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
• One Eagle Soaring
• Hello Humpback

These board books are recommended for ages 3 and under.

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This bundle includes all the titles in the Kwantlen Stories Then and Now series:

• The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets
• A Magical Sturgeon
• The Girl Who Loved the Birds
• The Bears and the Magic Masks 

Books in this series are recommended for ages 6 to 8.

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This bundle includes both of the Marrow Thieves novels by Metis author Cherie Dimaline:

• The Marrow Thieves
• Hunting by Stars 

Recommended for grades 8 to 12.

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All That You Are is a series of heartwarming, affirmational picture books from author and illustrator Sarah-Anne Tourond.

Through lyrical text and watercolour illustrations, this series shares the teachings of the Anishinaabe Medicine Wheel to remind children of their connection to the world around them. Each book is inspired by one quadrant of the Medicine Wheel that represents an aspect of wellness—Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, or Mental. A diagram of the Medicine Wheel is included at the back of the books. Anishinaabe Connections are also included to share more about Anishinaabe art, culture, and traditions explored in the text and illustrations.

A percentage of proceeds from this series is donated to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society to support their efforts in advocacy for justice and healing. To find out more information, please visit https://www.irsss.ca/.

Books in the All That You Are Series include:

You Are Sacred – Connects to the Spiritual quadrant of the Medicine Wheel

You Are the Land – Connects to the Physical quadrant of the Medicine Wheel

Educator Information
Books in the All That You Are series are best suited for children ages 3 to 6 and make wonderful read-alouds in classrooms and homes.

Free lesson plans and activity sheets are available for each book.

Curriculum Connections:

Early Literacy – listening, reading, and discussing

Art – the rhythm and music of the world around us, traditional Anishinaabe clothing and art

Health and Wellness – focusing on breath and balance, self-affirmation

Science – harmonious ecosystems, biodiversity of plants and animals with Indigenous cultural importance, environmental awareness

Social Responsibility – uplifting others and ourselves

Indigenous Knowledge and Traditions – teachings of the Anishinaabe Medicine Wheel, the Seven Generations, and All Our Relations

Additional Information
Each book is 24 pages | 8” x 8” | Hardcover | Series ISBN: 978-1-77174-630-4