Fall 2024
Treaties 101 & the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission with Jenny Van Sickle
Join us for a presentation and open Q&A on Treaty Rights and learn more about the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC).
Little Moons
Following the loss of her older sister, grieving thirteen-year-old Reanna finds solace and strength in her family’s Ojibwe traditions.
Themes: Grief, Ojibwe traditions, familial ties
When the Stars Came Home
Ojiig struggles after he moves to the city with his family. But, thanks to a special quilt filled with family memories, Ojiig is able to rediscover his roots and reconnect with his loved ones.
Themes: urbanization, tradition, family, coming home
Winter’s Gifts
Join Dani as she teaches her friends about the gifts of winter and the beauty found in its slowness.
Themes: Tradition, remembrance, gratitude, relations to nature
Spring 2024
Phoenix Gets Greater
Follow Phoenix as he learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manigoowag people, and finds out how special he truly is.
Themes: Gender affirming, culture affirming, family, acceptance
Little Moons
Following the loss of her older sister, grieving thirteen-year-old Reanna finds solace and strength in her family’s Ojibwe traditions.
Themes: Grief, Ojibwe traditions, familial ties
When the Stars Came Home
Ojiig struggles after he moves to the city with his family. But, thanks to a special quilt filled with family memories, Ojiig is able to rediscover his roots and reconnect with his loved ones.
Themes: urbanization, tradition, family, coming home
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Follow Perry Firekeeper-Birch as she fights to unravel a mystery in her hometown and save her ancestors and the missing Indigenous women before it’s too late.
Themes: identity, family, and reclamation in a Native community
Fall 2023
Josie Dances
Follow Josie, a young Ojibwe girl, as she and her family prepare for her coming-of-age presentation at next summer’s powwow.
Themes: Tradition, community, coming-of-age, celebration
Nibi’s Water Song
Follow a young girl, Nibi, through her challenges, struggles, and successes as she advocates for clean water access for herself and her community.
Themes: water, activism, empowerment, collective action
Berry Song
Follow a young girl, her grandmother, and the kinships they form as they harvest gifts from the Earth.
Themes: Family, traditional knowledge, environment, cooking, kinship
Mnoomin maan’gowing/ The Gift of Mnoomin
Follow a young child and their family as they shadow the life cycle of Mnoomin, culminating in its harvest.
Themes: Tradition, holistic view on ecosystem, community, life cycle
Spring 2023
Mii Maanda Ezhi-gkendmaanh- This is How I Know
Follow a young child and their grandmother as they explore the world around them through the seasons and the changes they bring.
Themes: Observing nature, cycle of seasons, traditional knowledge, dual-language
Keeshig & the Ojibwe Pterodactyls
Join Keeshig as he tells his mother about the Ojibwe Pterodactyls and their relation with Nanaboozhoo.
Themes: Nature, family, Indigenous oral story, traditions
We Are Water Protectors
Follow Perry Firekeeper-Birch as she fights to unravel a mystery in her hometown and save her ancestors and the missing Indigenous women before it’s too late.
Themes: Identity, family, and reclamation in a Native community
Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults
Read the adaptation of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s best seller that teaches young adults about the plants and animals in our world and what they can teach us if only we listen.
Themes: Traditional knowledge, nature, self-reflection
Fall 2022
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Learn about all the different and shared traditions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Themes: Tradition, celebrating differences, education
Morning on the Lake
Follow a young boy and his grandfather as they explore the beauty of the lake from their birchbark canoe.
Themes: Appreciating nature, contemplation, family, tradition
It’s a Mitig!
Get introduced to the Ojibwe language through a colorful exploration of the forest and the animals that call it home.
Themes: Nature, learning, exploring differences to find similarities, dual-language
The Little People and the Water of Life
Learn how the little people gave the Ojibwe the gift of maple syrup and how they shared that gift with the world.
Themes: Nature, Indigenous oral story, tradition, history, dual-language
Spring 2022
Growing Up Ojibwe
Join 15-year-old Tommy Sky as he guides the reader through his Ojibwe culture!
Themes: Tradition, family, treaty rights, nature, fishing
The Sacred Harvest
Follow a young Ojibwe boy through the process of harvesting and preparing wild rice for the very first time.
Themes: Nature, tradition, Mnoomin gathering
The Birchbark House
Follow a young Ojibwe girl named Omakayas throughout an eventful year on Mooningwanekaaning, now known as Madeline Island.
Themes: Historical, tradition, colonization, family
The Water Walker
Nokomis Josephine walks all across the country raising awareness for nibi (water).
Themes: Water, collective action, water activism, traditional knowledge