2021-2022
- Orange Shirt Day September 30 by Phyllis Webstad and Joan Sorley
- It’s a Mitig! by Bridget George
2020-2021
- Chasing Painted Horses by Drew Hayden Taylor
- The Bear’s Medicine by Clayton Gauthier
2019-2020
- Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams by Cindy Blackstock
- Tilly and the Crazy Eights by Monique Gray Smith
2018-2019
- The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson
- Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
2017-2018
- Bearskin Diary by Carol Rose Daniels
2016-2017
- Spirit Bear by Jennifer Harrington and illustrated by Michael Arnott
2015-2016
- Peace Pipe Dreams: The Truth about Lies about Indians by Darrell Dennis
2014-2015
- Wildberries by Julie Flett
2013-2014
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
2012-2013
- Shannen and the Dream for a School by Janet Wilson
2011-2012
- Fatty Legs by Kristy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
2010
- Long Powwow Nights by David Bouchard
2009
- Which Way Should I Go? By Sylvia Olsen
2008
- Ancient Thunder by Leo Yerxa
2007
- No Award Presented
2006
- As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie
2005
- Sky Sisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose
2004
- Solomon’s Tree by Andrea Spalding
2003
- Dragonfly Kites by Thompson Highway