Canadian, Aboriginal

George, Dan Chief. 1989. My Heart Soars. Hancock House Publishing. ISBN: 0888392311
Age: 12+
Language: English
Subject: Youth, Adult; Oral History; Salish

This is a celebration of respect – respect for one another and respect for nature – and of love.

Aboriginal, non-Canadian

George, Jean Craighead. Illustrator/ Ted Rand. 2001. Nutiq and Amaroq Play Ball. Harper Collins. ISBN: 0-060281-66-9
Age: Pre-school - 7
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Arctic; Inuit

This is a story about a young Inuit boy, Nutik, and his wolf pup friend, Amaroq, who want to play ball. But the ball has disappeared. They wander out on to the tundra. Nutik is afraid that they will be lost, but then he remembers that they will be OK if they observe Nature.

Non-Aboriginal, non-Canadian

Goble, Paul. 2002. The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman. Simon & Schuster Canada. ISBN: 0-7922-6552-1
Age: Pre-school - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Myths & Legends; Plains, Lakota, Sioux

This is the story of the White Buffalo Woman who gave the Lakota people the Sacred Calf Pipe, a gift from the Great Spirit.