Shortlist of 2025-2026 Adult/YA Nominated Titles

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

Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival

Author : Trina Rathgeber; Alina Pete; Jillian Dolan
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
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Medicine Wheel for the Planet

Author : Dr. Jennifer Grenz
Publisher : Knopf Canada
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Little Moons

Author : Jen Storm
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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Longlist of 2025-2026 Adult/YA Nominated Titles

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

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Around the Kitchen Table: Metis Aunties Scholarship

Author : Jennifer Markides, Laura Forsythe
Publisher : University of Manitoba Press
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Bead Talk: Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics from the Flatlands

Author : Carmen L. Robertson, Judy Anderson, Katherine Boyer
Publisher : University of Manitoba Press
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Between the Pipes

Author : Albert MacLeod
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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Brown Tom’s Schooldays

Author : Enos T. Montour; edited and introduction by Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Publisher : University of Manitoba Press
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By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Author : Crystal Gail Fraser
Publisher : University of Manitoba Press
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Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast

Author : Curated by Dana Claxton and Curtis Collins
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
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Dorothy Grant: An Endless Thread

Author : Dorothy Grant
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
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Hota/Enough Georges Erasmus’ 50 Year Battle for Indigenous Rights

Author : Georges Erasmus, Wayne K. Spear
Publisher : Dundurn
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i heard a crow before i was born

Author : Jules Delorme
Publisher : Goose Lane Editions
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Îethka: Stories and Language from Stoney Nakoda Country

Author : Trent Fox, Valentina Fox
Publisher : Durvile & UpRoute
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Little by Little: You Can Change the World

Author : Sonya Ballantyne
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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Little Moons

Author : Jen Storm
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival

Author : Trina Rathgeber; Alina Pete; Jillian Dolan
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
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Love Life Loss and a little bit of hope

Author : Chief (Giima) R. Stacey Laforme
Publisher : Durvile & UpRoute
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Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other

Author : Brittany Luby
Publisher : University of Manitoba Press
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Medicine Wheel for the Planet

Author : Dr. Jennifer Grenz
Publisher : Knopf Canada
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Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs | Kanien’kehá:ka Ronterí:ios, Rontó:rats & Rotiiá:ner

Author : Tom Wilson Tehoháhake
Publisher : Goose Lane Editions
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Mortified

Author : Kristy Jackson, Rhael McGregor
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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Nish: Northern Lights

Author : Isabelle Picard
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
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People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie

Author : Paul Seesequasis
Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
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Reconciling History

Author : Jody Wilson-Raybould
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
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Tanning Moosehides: The Northern Saskatchewan Trapline Way

Author : Tommy Bird
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
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The Art of Making: Rediscovering the Blackfoot Legacy

Author : Jared Tailfeathers
Publisher : Durvile & UpRoute
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The Case of the Pilfered Pin

Author : Michael Hutchinson
Publisher : Second Story Press
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The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage

Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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The Rez Doctor

Author : Gitz Crazyboy
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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The Unweaving: A Novel

Author : Cheryl Parisien
Publisher : Tidewater Press Ltd.
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Waiting for the Long Night Moon

Author : Amanda Peters
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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We Are the Medicine

Author : Tasha Spillett
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
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What Fills Your House Like Smoke

Author : E. McGregor
Publisher : Thistledown Press
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When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance

Author : Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel with Sean Carleton
Publisher : Between the Lines
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