Shortlist of 2024-2025 Adult/YA Nominated Titles

Browse below for all shortlisted titles. The First Nation Communities READ Award jury has shortlisted these titles.

The Spirit of Denedeh: As I Enfold You in Petals

Author : Richard Van Camp
Publisher : Portage and Main Press
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acâhkos nikamowini-pîkiskwêwina—The Star Poems: nêhiyawi-kîsik âcimowin—A Cree Sky Narrative

Author : Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
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Once the Smudge is Lit

Author : Kelsey Bogford and Cole Forrest
Publisher : Kegedonce Press
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Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael

Author : Bonnie Devine, John Geoghegan, Sarah Milroy
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
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Longlist of 2024-2025 Adult/YA Nominated Titles

Browse below for all nominated titles. The First Nation Communities READ Award jury selects a shortlist and the winning title.

A Girl Called Echo Omnibus

Author : Katherena Vermette
Publisher : HighWater Press
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A Grandmother Begins the Story

Author : Michelle Porter
Publisher : Viking Canada
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A Haida Wedding

Author : Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson with Robert Davidson
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing
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A SEASON IN CHEZGH’UN

Author : Darrel J. McLeod
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
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acâhkos nikamowini-pîkiskwêwina—The Star Poems: nêhiyawi-kîsik âcimowin—A Cree Sky Narrative

Author : Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
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An Ordinary Violence

Author : Adriana Chartrand
Publisher : House of Anansi Press
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Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity

Author : Gerald McMaster and Nina Vincent
Publisher : Goose Lane Editions
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Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold

Author : Jessica Outram
Publisher : Second Story Press
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Building a Nest From the Bones of My People

Author : Cara-Lyn Morgan
Publisher : Invisible Publishing
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Dreams: Visions of the Crow

Author : Wanda John-Kehewin
Publisher : HighWater Press
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E nâtamukw miyeyimuwin Residential School Recovery Stories of the James Bay Cree, Volume 1

Author : Ruth DyckFehderau (writer); Solomon Awashish (Elder); James Bay Cree storytellers
Publisher : Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
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Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael

Author : Bonnie Devine, John Geoghegan, Sarah Milroy
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
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In Search of April Raintree, Fortieth Anniversary Edition

Author : Beatrice Mosionier
Publisher : Portage and Main Press
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Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing

Author : Suzanne Methot
Publisher : ECW Press
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Lhù’ààn Mân Keyí Dań Kwánje Nààtsat

Author : Kluane First Nation
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
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Maggie Lou, Firefox

Author : Arnolda Dufour Bowes
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd.
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Mind Over Matter: Hard-Won Battles on the Road to Hope

Author : Jordin Tootoo
Publisher : Penguin Canada
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Misty Lake

Author : Darrell Racine and Dale Lakevold
Publisher : J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
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Moon of the Turning Leaves

Author : Waubgeshig Rice
Publisher : Random House Canada
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Nish: North and South

Author : Isabelle Picard
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
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Once the Smudge is Lit

Author : Kelsey Bogford and Cole Forrest
Publisher : Kegedonce Press
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Prince Prickly Spine

Author : Tekeyla Friday
Publisher : Tekeyla (Tequila) Friday Studios Publishing
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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Inuit Relocations

Author : Krista Ulujuk Zawadski
Publisher :
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Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian

Author : Mi'sel Joe and Sheila O'Neill
Publisher : Breakwater Books Ltd.
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Tales for Late Night Bonfires

Author : G.A. Grisenthwaite
Publisher : Freehand Books
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The Berry Pickers

Author : Amanda Peters
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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The First Few Feet in a World of Wolves

Author : Scott Mainprize
Publisher : At Bay Press
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The Rainbow the Midwife and the Birds

Author : Raymond Yakeleya
Publisher : Durvile Publications
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The Spirit of Denedeh: As I Enfold You in Petals

Author : Richard Van Camp
Publisher : Portage and Main Press
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Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life

Author : Michelle Good
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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When the Owl Calls Your Name

Author : Alan Syliboy
Publisher : Nimbus Publishing
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Whistle at Night and They Will Come

Author : Alex Soop
Publisher : Durvile & UpRoute Books
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White Girls in Moccasins

Author : Yolanda Bonnell
Publisher : J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
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