Canadian, Aboriginal

Bouchard, David. Illustrator/ Gordon Miller. 1994.The Journal of Etienne Mercier. Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers. ISBN: 0-551431-28-9
Age: 9+
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth, Adult; Fiction; Haida

Etienne Mercier goes to the Queen Charlotte Islands to work for the Hudson Bay Co. There he witnesses various aspects of Haida life, such as a potlatch and ceremonial dance.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Boyden, Joseph. 2005. Three Day Road. Viking Canada. ISBN: 0-6700-6362-2
Age: 16+
Language: English
Subject: Adult; Fiction; Ojibwe-Cree

It is 1919, and Niska, the last Oji-Cree medicine woman to live off the land, has received word that one of the two boys she saw off to war has returned. She leaves the bush of Northern Ontario to bring him home, only to discover that it is not the boy she expected. As Niska paddles the boy home, she can only offer the stories of her life as she tries to keep him alive.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Boyden, Joseph. 2001. Born with a Tooth. Toronto, ON: Cormorant Books.
1-896951-29-5
Age: 16+
Language: English
Subject: Adult; Fiction; Short Stories; Ojibwe, Cree

This collection of short stories takes place in northern Ontario and involves Ojibwe and Cree people. The stories deal with poverty, redemption, violence and humour.