Canadian, Aboriginal

Alunik, Ishmael. 1998. Call Me Ishmael: Memories of an Inuvialuk Elder. Kolausok Ublaaq Enterprises. ISBN: 0-9684571-0-X
Age: 12+
Language: English
Subject: Youth, Adult; Non-Fiction; Oral History; Inuvialuit, NWT

The Inuvialuit live and travel on the Mackenzie Delta, the tundra and the Beaufort Sea in Canada’s western arctic. Ishmael shares stories of fishing and hunting and his memories of what things were like growing up in a fast changing society.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Anderson, Anne (Retold by). 1999. Illustrator/ David Kakeesim. Wapi Colouring Book. Metis Nation of Alberta. ISBN: 1-55220-065-5
Age: Pre-school – 10
Language: English; Cree
Subject: Children; Fiction; Plains, Cree

This is the story of a rabbit that lives alone in the forest. It teaches Cree names and phrases.

Canadian

Andrews, Jan. Illustrator/ Ian Wallace. 1994. The Very Last First Time. Toronto, ON: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN: 0-88899-043-X
Age: 5 - 8
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Arctic; Inuit

For the very first time, a young Inuit girl goes under the sea on her own to collect mussels.