This is the story of Philomena (Lethéyxelwet) Fraser’s life journey. Philomena is a Coast Salish Elder from Cheam First Nation, British Columbia. From her life as a little girl, raised by her traditional aunties, grandparents, mother and father, she takes
I spy Raven, Author Terri Mack - Artist Bill Helin Watch as six little insects keep an eye on Raven as he settles in to go to sleep. The sky darkens nd the stars come out only to reveal something very big at the end.
This card game provides two learning opportunities. Cards consist of six salmon species and the six life cycle stages of the salmon and a salmon crest image. On the salmon species cards students will see both the marine and spawning phase of the salmon on
Have Indigenous plant knowledge at your fingertips with this gorgeously illustrated card deck from Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation.
These prayers are meant to assist anyone wanting to pray in a good way addressing our Native ancestors for guidance and help. Prayers are in both English and Halq'emeylem.
Upper Sto:lo Fishing Fish has always been an important food source of the Sto:lo people. This illustrated book gives you a description of, and the use for, the various types of fish caught in the Fraser River. You will also learn about tradtional as we
Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman. It includes hundreds of items collected from residential schools across Canada, everything from brick
Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things--from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen--provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Br
Mr. Magpie and Mr. Crow by Chief Harry Edwards (Cheam) Another popular story is Mr. Magpie and Mr. Crow. "Old Louie Squatats" passed the story on to Chief Harry Edwards. Today this story is printed for children and adults to read and remember the teach
Upper Sto:lo Plant Gathering This booklet is a part of the grade 4 Sto:lo Sitel Curriculum Food Unit. The Upper Sto:lo people used many wild plants. They steamed some in underground pits; they boiled them in soups, and some were made into teas. Berri
Curious about the previous inhabitants of the lake where her family has spent the summer for over one hundred years, author Shelley O'Callaghan starts researching and writing about the area. But what begins as a personal journey of one woman's relationshi
All phases in the life of Sumi, a coho salmon, are shown from her trip down river to the ocean; her time as a fully mature fish swimming in the great seas; to the most fascinating and mysterious period in the life cycle of these magic animals, the determi
Count along with Cree artist Julie Flett. This 20 page book features stunning illustrations alongside translated animal names and numbers. Julie Flett is a Vancouver-based Cree/Metis author, visual artist and illustrator.
“Semá:th X̱ó:tsa: Sts'ólemeqwelh Sx̱ó:tsa (Great Gramma's Lake)" is a children’s book published by The Reach Gallery Museum, in collaboration with Stó:lō partners, that tells the story of the draining of Sumas Lake from an Indigenous perspective.
Frank Surprenant is a Cree Elder from the Sucker Creek Band on Lesser Slave Lake in Alberta, Canada. He is a Pipe Carrier and Sweat Lodge Keeper. For more than 30 years Frank has been involved in Medicine Wheel Gatherings across Canada and his Teachings h
Wahwahbiginojii Dr. David Anderson, Dene/Anishinabe and Bear Clan, is an Educator and author. This is one Creation Story of how some of Our Relatives, The Swimmers and The Winged-Ones helped Creator make Land for The Two-Legged, The Four-Legged, and Th
For millennia, plants and their habitats have been fundamental to the lives of Indigenous Peoples - as sources of food and nutrition, medicines, and technological materials - and central to ceremonial traditions, spiritual beliefs, narratives, and languag
First Nations 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know (2nd edition) by Lynda Gray, member of the Gisbutwada (killer whale) Clan of the Ts'msyen Nation and the community of Lax Kw'alaams, is a comprehensive, accessible overview of the real history of Canada as
