This moving tale of self-discovery takes place during the Oka uprising in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt somehow out of place. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning her that someone close to her is in...
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Author:White, TaraSummary: -
Author:Baxter, Jean RaeSummary:This young adult historical novel focuses on Charlotte and her family, Loyalists who are forced to flee their home in the Mohawk Valley as a result of the violence of the “Sons of Liberty” during the American Revolution. At the...
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Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:Although Kathy loves poetry, she is far too shy to recite it in front of her class. But the story of Pauline Johnson, renowned as the Mohawk Princess, inspires Kathy to overcome her stage fright. Pauline, from the Grand River Reserve in...
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Author:Bruchac, JosephSummary:Molly's father grew up on the Mohawk Reserve of Akwesasne, where he learned the best scary stories. One of her favorites was the legend of Skeleton Man, a tale about a man with a deadly hunger. But ever since her parents...
- Author:St. Amand, Isabelle, Stewart, S.E., David Cree, Katsitsén:hawe LindaSummary:
In the summer of 1990, the Oka Crisis—or the Kanehsatake Resistance—exposed a rupture in the relationships between settlers and Indigenous peoples in Canada. In the wake of the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, the conflict made...
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Author:Launier, VéroniqueSummary:Aude Vanier is a sixteen-year-old rock star with a problem—stone monsters keep attacking her. And when they do, she finds herself chanting in a language she doesn’t understand. Guillaume de Rouen has been stuck as a gargoyle on a church...
- Author:Demos, JohnSummary:
National Book Award finalist John Demos brings to life the compelling story of Eunice Williams, a Puritan girl who was captured and adopted by Native Americans In this riveting historical fiction narrative, National Book Award Finalist...
- Author:Payette, CoreySummary:
Les Filles du Roi (The King's Daughters), a gorgeous new trilingual musical written in English, French, and Kanien'kéha (Mohawk), is the powerful story of Kateri, a young Kanien'kehá:ka girl, and her brother Jean-...
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Author:Bigras, Maxime, Roche, YannickSummary:Salut, c'est moi, Yung ! Hé, vous ne devinerez jamais ce qu'il nous arrive ! Les parents d'Ah-Whe-Eyu nous ont invitées pour un grand pow-wow à Kanesatake. Après le repas, notre amie indienne nous a raconté une...
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Author:Lewis, Wendy A.Summary:Gaylord Powless was playing lacrosse by the age of three. His father was a famous player who taught Gaylord everything he knew. But Gaylord's tremendous skill and native ancestry made him a target on and off the lacrosse floor. Gaylord...
- Author:Robertson, RobbieSummary:
Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new...
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Author:Bruchac, JosephSummary:Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri and his twin sister must make peace with a hostile gang of older boys in their Mohawk village during the late 1400s.
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Author:Bruchac, JosephSummary:Although the littlest student in his class, thirteen-year-old Baron Braun calls upon the strength and wisdom of his Mohawk ancestors to face both man and beast when he tries to get help for his classmates, who are being terrorized...
- Author:Mouawad, WajdiSummary:
When he discovers the brutal murder of his wife, Wahhch Debch is paralyzed by spasms of grief: he must know at all costs who did this. Spurred by rage, he embarks on a furious odyssey across America that awakens long-buried memories...
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Author:Gould, JaniceSummary:A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant's work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her...
- Author:Brant, BethSummary:
A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant's work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her...
