Canadian, Aboriginal

Taylor, Drew Hayden. The Buz’Gem Blues. Talon Books. ISBN: 0-88922-462-5
Age: 16+
Language: English
Subject: Adult; Plays; Multiple Nations

This is an outrageous, often farcical examination of both Native and non-Native stereotypes in one of the plays that have become his "Blues Quartet."

Non-Aboriginal, non-Canadian

Taylor, Harriet Peck. 1997. When Bear Stole the Chinook. New York: Farrar, Strauss Giroux. ISBN: 0-374-30589-7
Age: Pre-school - 9
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Blackfoot

This is an adaptation of a Blackfoot (Siksika) tale. When the warm wind that brings Spring does not arrive, a young boy finds out from Magpie that Bear has stolen the wind. The boy and his animal friends visit the Bear’s den to try to get the Chinook back.

Aboriginal, non-Canadian

Thomas, Marjorie W. 2000. Bidii. Salina Bookshelf Inc. ISBN: 1-893354-16-4
Age: 5 - 9
Language: English; Navajo
Subject: Children; Fiction; Navajo

“Bidii” means “greedy”. This is the story of a young boy who likes to show off in front of his friends. He learns, however, that he should not be greedy or show off.