Stephenson, Wendy. 2001. Ìitsiilàii Oozrì’ Hàh, The Bell with a Name. Eva & Hugh Colin, Gwich’in Social & Cultural Institute & GNWT. ISBN: 1-896337-07-4
Age: 6+
Language: English & Gwich’in
Subject: Children, Youth, Adult; Fiction; Gwich’in; NWT

This story is adapted from a true story of a wedding at the mouth of the Peel Village and is told through the eyes of a young boy. It was written to celebrate the caring and helping that is common in the north. Available from the Gwich’in Social & Cultural Institute or the GNWT (MACA).

Stephenson, Wendy. Illustrator/ Autumn Downey. 2005. In the Steps of our Ancestors. Groundwood Books. 0-88899-576-8
Age: 7 - 12
Language: English
Subject: Children, Fiction; Tåîchô; NWT

Etseh and Etsi are on a canoe trip with their grandchildren. They are following the Idaa Trail – a trail that the Tåîchô have used for generations. As they go, the grandparents pass on their knowledge of special places and the traditional ways of their ancestors. The story is based on information gathered from the Elders. The book stands alone, but also accompanies the website http://www.lessonsfromtheland.ca/IndexLng.asp

Sterling, Shirley. 2004 (9th Printing). My Name is Seepeetza. Toronto, ON: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN: 0-88899-165-7
Age: 10 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Fiction; Plateau, Salish

This autobiographical novel describes the life of a ten-year-old N’laka’pamux girl at residential school in BC.