{"id":1200,"date":"2026-07-30T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/?page_id=1200"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:10:30","slug":"indigenous-canadian-voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/index.php\/indigenous-canadian-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Canadian voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Topic-Button-Indigeneous-voices800-x-800-px-V4-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1201 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Topic-Button-Indigeneous-voices800-x-800-px-V4-copy.png 800w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Topic-Button-Indigeneous-voices800-x-800-px-V4-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Topic-Button-Indigeneous-voices800-x-800-px-V4-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Topic-Button-Indigeneous-voices800-x-800-px-V4-copy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Topic-Button-Indigeneous-voices800-x-800-px-V4-copy-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-839\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png 600w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">In these YA and middle grade books, three Indigenous authors portray the experiences and challenges of Indigenous teens in contemporary Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">In both urban and &nbsp;reserve settings, these easy-to-read short novels portray believable Indigenous youth making tough decisions, facing major social issues, and dealing with questions of identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">These stories can provide valuable context for social emotional skills development and discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Not every child is a reader, but for those who are, the easy-to-read books below provide a safe way for you and a student to start a conversation about anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Canadian<\/strong> settings and characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Realistic fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Relatable challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Diverse characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Stories featuring main characters who are experiencing anxiety in some form and learn about managing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1\">Titles featuring young Indigenous Canadian characters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"section1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens\/product\/creeboy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-1346x2048.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796-1140x1735.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416796.jpg 1651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens\/product\/creeboy\/\">Creeboy<\/a><\/strong><br>By Teresa Wouters<br>$16.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">An Indigenous teen living on a reserve faces with pressure to join a gang, while his family challenges him to take another path. He finds ways to successfully navigate these challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/if-i-go-missing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518-1024x947.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518-1024x947.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518-1536x1421.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518-1140x1055.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414518.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/if-i-go-missing\/\"><strong>If I Go Missing<\/strong><\/a><br>By Brianna Jonnie, Nahanni Shingoose, Neal Shannacappo<br>$24.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Responsible Decision Making<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">An Indigenous teen\u2019s powerful real-life letter demands justice amid the crisis of missing Indigenous people in Canada, brought to life in a compelling graphic novel blending imagined visuals with the reality of her words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/powwow-summer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-991x1536.jpg 991w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-1322x2048.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150-1140x1766.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9781459414150.jpg 1647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/powwow-summer\/\"><strong>Powwow Summer<\/strong><\/a><br>By Nahanni Shingoose<br>$14.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A teen novel about a young woman\u2019s exploration of her Indigenous background and how it influences her identity and sense of self.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/northern-star-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-768x1186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754-1140x1760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459414754.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/northern-star-2\/\"><strong>Northern Star<\/strong><\/a><br>By Lorna Schultz Nicholson<br>$12.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:&nbsp;<\/strong>Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">An Indigenous teen hockey star from the Northwest Territories rises to fame but struggles with losing his sense of self as others see only his talent, not the person behind it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"section2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/school-statue-showdown\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-665x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-768x1183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-997x1536.jpg 997w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-1329x2048.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540-1140x1756.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417540.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/school-statue-showdown\/\"><strong>School Statue Showdown<\/strong><\/a><br>By David Starr<br>$16.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Social Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a small BC town, a teen\u2019s search for the truth behind his grandfather\u2019s defaced statue leads to an emotional reckoning with Indigenous history, colonialism, and family legacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-725\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-sELFaWARENESS800-x-800-px-V4.png\" alt=\"Self-Awareness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-sELFaWARENESS800-x-800-px-V4.png 800w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-sELFaWARENESS800-x-800-px-V4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-sELFaWARENESS800-x-800-px-V4-150x150.png 150w, 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https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEL-Topic-Button-Responsible-Decision-Making-800-x-800-px-V4-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titles featuring young Indigenous Canadian characters CreeboyBy Teresa Wouters$16.95 PaperbackSEL SKILL:&nbsp;Self-Awareness An Indigenous teen living on a reserve faces with pressure to join a gang, while his family challenges him to take another path. He finds ways to successfully navigate these challenges. If I Go MissingBy Brianna Jonnie, Nahanni Shingoose, Neal Shannacappo$24.95 PaperbackSEL SKILL:&nbsp;Responsible Decision Making An Indigenous teen\u2019s powerful real-life letter demands justice amid the crisis of missing Indigenous people in Canada, brought to life in a compelling graphic novel blending imagined visuals with the reality of her words. Powwow SummerBy Nahanni Shingoose$14.95 PaperbackSEL SKILL:&nbsp;Self-Awareness A teen novel about a young woman\u2019s exploration of her Indigenous background and how it influences her identity and sense of self. Northern StarBy Lorna Schultz Nicholson$12.95 PaperbackSEL SKILL:&nbsp;Self-Awareness An Indigenous teen hockey star from the Northwest Territories rises to fame but struggles with losing his sense of self as others see only his talent, not the person behind it. 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