Canadian, Aboriginal

Johnston, Basil. Illustrator/ David A. Johnson. 1995. The Bear-Walker and Other Stories. Toronto, ON: Royal Ontario Museum. ISBN: 0-88854-415-4
Age: 8 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Non-Fiction; Myths & Legends; Woodland, Ojibwe

This collection of nine Ojibwe stories talks about hunters who must travel long distances under difficult circumstances. The stories underline the importance of the idea of interconnectedness.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Johnston, Basil. 1986. By Canoe and Moccasin: Some Native Place Names of the Great Lakes. Lakefield, ON: Whetung Ojibwe Crafts. ISBN: 0-969218516
Age: 10+
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth, Adult; Non-Fiction; First Nations

Canadian, Aboriginal

Johnston, Basil. Illustrator/ Shirley Cheechoo. 1981. Tales the Elders Told: Ojibway Legends. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum. ISBN: 0-88854-261-5
Age: 6 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Myths & Legends; Woodland, Ojibwe

This collection of nine Ojibwe stories explain why the birds go south in the winter, and how bats, spiders, butterflies, and dogs came to be. There are also stories about Nanabush and the ducks, Thunderbirds, fireflies, fox and wolf.