15 Canadian #IndigenousReads for young readers

Check out our #IndigenousReads recommendations for younger readers, written by Indigenous Canadian authors.

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Caption: Aaron Paquette won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for his debut young adult fantasy novel Lightfinder. (Inhabit Media/Roseway Publishing/Kegedonce Press)

  • Skraelings by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley & Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, illustrated by Andrew Trabbold
  • ​Grey Eyes by Frank Christopher Busch
  • Lightfinder by Aaron Paquette

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Caption: The Girl Who Grew a Galaxy by Cherie Dimaline was shortlisted for the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature. (Theytus Books/Theytus Books/Sono Nis Press)

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Caption: Will's Garden is Lee Maracle's first YA novel. (Annick Press/Theytus Books/Theytus Books)

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Caption: Little You by Richard Van Camp won the BC Books for Babies in 2013. (Orca Book Publishers/Inhabit Media)

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Caption: In 1968 many Dogrib stories were collected by Virginia Football. Her dual-language collection How the Fox Got His Crossed Legs shares these stories. (Inhabit Media/Theytus Books)

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Caption: A Coyote Columbus Story was shortlisted for the 1992 Governor General's Literary Awards. (Groundwood Books/Garfinkel Publications)