Orange Shirt Day / Truth & Reconciliation

Adventures of the Pugulatmu'. Vol. 1, Giju's gift /

Mitchell, Brandon.


"When Mali meets Puug, she's surprised to discover he's wearing her stolen hair clip. If she helps him find what he needs, she has a chance of getting it back. Join Mali and Puug as they race to keep one step ahead of an ancient giant in the first volume of this series for young readers"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Be a Good Ancestor

Prince, Leona.


Adrienne Gear Pick Reading Power - Int - Transform. Booklist, May 2022. Library Media Connection, May 2022. "In this picture book, a repeated call to action reminds young readers that everything in our world is connected"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Beyond the orange shirt story : a collection of stories from family and friends of Phyllis Webstad before, during, and after their Residential School experiences

Webstad, Phyllis.


"[Presents] a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiene" -- Back cover.
Date Published:2021

Dad, I miss you

Sammurtok, Nadia.


"Told in the voice of a boy and his father by turns, this book takes a . . . look at the emotional toll of a child being taken from their family and community to attend residential school. While the child's internal monologue expresses his fear, confusion, and loss, the father's monologue conveys his own sadness, fears, and hopes for the future of his child. The narrative gives voice to the things left unsaid between a parent and child experiencing this heart-rending separation"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

"Told in the voice of a boy and his father by turns, this book takes a . . . look at the emotional toll of a child being taken from their family and community to attend residential school. While the child's internal monologue expresses his fear, confusion, and loss, the father's monologue conveys his own sadness, fears, and hopes for the future of his child. The narrative gives voice to the things left unsaid between a parent and child experiencing this heart-rending separation"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

Drum From The Heart


When he is gifted a handmade drum by his mother, Ren learns the teachings of the drum that she also passes down to him. Ren discovers that through this special drum, he is able to connect to his culture and find a confidence in his voice to joyfully share in singing the traditional songs of his Nuu-chah-nulth Nation.
Date Published:2021

Every child matters

Webstad, Phyllis,


"Learn the meaning behind the phrase, 'Every Child Matters.' Orange Shirt Day founder, Phyllis Webstad, offers insights into this heartfelt movement. Every Child Matters honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward Truth and Reconciliation. If you're a Residential School Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor - you matter. For the children who didn't make it home - you matter. The child inside every one of us matters. Every Child Matters."--Page 4 of cover.
Date Published:2023

"Learn the meaning behind the phrase, 'Every Child Matters.' Orange Shirt Day founder, Phyllis Webstad, offers insights into this heartfelt movement. Every Child Matters honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward Truth and Reconciliation. If you're a Residential School Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor - you matter. For the children who didn't make it home - you matter. The child inside every one of us matters. Every Child Matters."--Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2023

Fatty Legs

Jordan- Fenton, Christy.



Date Published:2010

Fatty legs : a true story

Jordan, Christy.


School Library Journal, December 2010. Kirkus Starred, November 2010. Resource Links, December 2010. School Library Journal. Kirkus Starred. Resource Links. Wilson's Children, September 2011. School Library Journal, December 2010. Kirkus Starred, November 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. Resource Links, December 2010. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Margaret Pokiak-Fenton tells the story of her experiences as an eight-year-old Inuit girl in a church-run school in Aklavik, Canada, where her strong will made her the target of a mean-spirited nun.
Date Published:2010

School Library Journal, December 2010. Kirkus Starred, November 2010. Resource Links, December 2010. School Library Journal. Kirkus Starred. Resource Links. Wilson's Children, September 2011. School Library Journal, December 2010. Kirkus Starred, November 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. Resource Links, December 2010. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Margaret Pokiak-Fenton tells the story of her experiences as an eight-year-old Inuit girl in a church-run school in Aklavik, Canada, where her strong will made her the target of a mean-spirited nun.

Date Published:2010

Ga's The Train

Callaghan, Jodie, 1984-


Booklist, February 2020. Kirkus Review, December 2019. Booklist. Kirkus Review. "Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their reserve in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he shares with her the history of those tracks. Uncle tells her that, during his childhood, the train would bring their community supplies, but there came a day when the train took away with it something much more important. One day he and the other children from the reserve were taken aboard and transported to a residential school, where their lives were changed forever. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle as he sits by the tracks, waiting for what was taken from their people to come back to them"--Amazon.
Date Published:2020

Booklist, February 2020. Kirkus Review, December 2019. Booklist. Kirkus Review. "Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their reserve in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he shares with her the history of those tracks. Uncle tells her that, during his childhood, the train would bring their community supplies, but there came a day when the train took away with it something much more important. One day he and the other children from the reserve were taken aboard and transported to a residential school, where their lives were changed forever. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle as he sits by the tracks, waiting for what was taken from their people to come back to them"--Amazon.

Date Published:2020

Goodbye Buffalo Bay

Loyie, Larry, 1933-


residential schools. A story of life in a residential school...and moving on.
Date Published:2012

Haywaas' question : what is reconciliation?

Reid, Erica Jean,


After Haywaas sees his parents get frustrated while watching the news, this precocious 12-year-old begins a months-long journey navigating many different answers to what he thought was a simple question. Expertly crafted by a teacher-parent-author duo, Haywaas' Question is relatable, understandable, and aptly builds up to an answer we're all a part of.
Date Published:2023

I am not a number

Dupuis, Jenny Kay.


Booklist starred, September 2016. Publisher's Weekly, July 2016. Kirkus Review, July 2016. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Review. School Library Journal, October 2016. Resource Links, October 2016. "A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2016

Indigenous peoples in politics

Rose, Simon, 1961-,


First Nations leaders -- MÃ©tis and Inuit leaders -- Other indigenous involvement -- Righting wrongs. Discusses the political involvement of Indigenous Peoples from across Canada.
Date Published:2018

Muinji'j Asks Why? The Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School

MacEachern, Muinji'j & Shanika MacEachern.



Date Published:2022

My name is Seepeetza

Sterling, Shirley,


"Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Winner. Governor General's Literaty award Finalist"--Cover. First published: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c1992. "An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it -- 30th anniversary edition. Seepeetza loves living on Joyaska Ranch with her family. But when she is six years old, she is driven to the town of Kalamak, in the interior of British Columbia. Seepeetza will now spend the next several years of her life at an Indian residential school. The nuns call her Martha and cut her hair. Worst of all, she is forbidden to "talk Indian," even with her sisters and cousins. In spite of this, Seepeetza looks for bright spots -- the cookie she receives as a Hallowe'en treat, the dance practices. Most of all, there are the memories of her summers and holidays back on her family farm -- camping trips, horseback riding with her sister, picking berries and cleaning fish with her mother, aunt and grandmother. Always, thoughts of home make her school life bearable. Based on her own experiences, this powerful novel by Shirley Sterling, of the Nlaka'pamux Nation, is a moving account of one of the most blatant expressions of racism in the history of Canada. Includes a new afterword."--
Date Published:2022

"Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Winner. Governor General's Literaty award Finalist"--Cover. First published: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c1992. "An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it -- 30th anniversary edition. Seepeetza loves living on Joyaska Ranch with her family. But when she is six years old, she is driven to the town of Kalamak, in the interior of British Columbia. Seepeetza will now spend the next several years of her life at an Indian residential school. The nuns call her Martha and cut her hair. Worst of all, she is forbidden to "talk Indian," even with her sisters and cousins. In spite of this, Seepeetza looks for bright spots -- the cookie she receives as a Hallowe'en treat, the dance practices. Most of all, there are the memories of her summers and holidays back on her family farm -- camping trips, horseback riding with her sister, picking berries and cleaning fish with her mother, aunt and grandmother. Always, thoughts of home make her school life bearable. Based on her own experiences, this powerful novel by Shirley Sterling, of the Nlaka'pamux Nation, is a moving account of one of the most blatant expressions of racism in the history of Canada. Includes a new afterword."--

Date Published:2022

My name is Seepeetza

Sterling, Shirley.


"Groundwood books." Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Five Owls, May 1997. Booklist, March 1997. Horn Book, May 1997. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1997. When Seepeetza is sent to an Indian residential school in Kalamak, British Columbia, she makes school bearable by thinking about home, the dance practices for school concerts, and the oatmeal cookie she receives for Halloween.
Date Published:1992

"Groundwood books." Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Five Owls, May 1997. Booklist, March 1997. Horn Book, May 1997. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1997. When Seepeetza is sent to an Indian residential school in Kalamak, British Columbia, she makes school bearable by thinking about home, the dance practices for school concerts, and the oatmeal cookie she receives for Halloween.

Date Published:1992

My Powerful Hair

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-


School Library Journal starred, February 2023. Booklist starred, March 2023. Horn Book Starred, March 2023. Kirkus Starred, May 2023. After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
Date Published:2023

The orange shirt story

Webstad, Phyllis.


"When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was taken away from her and never returned. This is [based on] the true story of Phyllis and her orange shirt. It is also the story of Orange Shirt Day (an important day of remembrance for First Nations and non First Nations Canadians)"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2018

"When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was taken away from her and never returned. This is [based on] the true story of Phyllis and her orange shirt. It is also the story of Orange Shirt Day (an important day of remembrance for First Nations and non First Nations Canadians)"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2018

Phyllis's orange shirt

Webstad, Phyllis.


"Phyllis's orange shirt is an adaptation of Phyllis Webstad's beautiful book, The orange shirt story, for a younger audience (ages 4-6)." "When Phyllis was a little girl, she was excited to go to residential school for the first time. Her Granny bought her a shiny orange shirt that she loved and wore to school for her first day. When she arrived at the school, this shirt was taken away from her and never returned. This is both Phyllis Webstad's true story and the story behind Orange Day, which is a day for all Canadians to reflect upon the treatment of First Nations peoples and the message that Every Child Matters"--Back cover.
Date Published:2019

"Phyllis's orange shirt is an adaptation of Phyllis Webstad's beautiful book, The orange shirt story, for a younger audience (ages 4-6)." "When Phyllis was a little girl, she was excited to go to residential school for the first time. Her Granny bought her a shiny orange shirt that she loved and wore to school for her first day. When she arrived at the school, this shirt was taken away from her and never returned. This is both Phyllis Webstad's true story and the story behind Orange Day, which is a day for all Canadians to reflect upon the treatment of First Nations peoples and the message that Every Child Matters"--Back cover.

Date Published:2019

Red River Rose

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-,


This adventurous historical novel by bestselling author Carole Lindstrom offers readers a dramatic portrayal of a young MÃ©tis girl who takes a stand to protect her way of life.
Date Published:2026