Rez Ball (PB) FNCR 2024 YA Colour pencil sketches by Audrey

Colour pencil sketches by Audrey Keating illustrate the story of 10-year old Anna whose school friend Jill announces she prefers girls when the two talk about boys at their school

providing a detailed account of struggles that have been fought concerning Indian status and admission to minority-language schools

Specific topics such as land

but when Grandfather was a boy

The importance of bringing the images back to their Kainai home and the significant knowledge gained from this collaboration leads the scholars to conclude that such collaborations are imperative for museums and academic institutions to undertake for the benefit of all parties

Rez Ball (PB) FNCR 2024 YA Colour pencil sketches by AudreyThis compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves, an Ojibwe author from the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota, tells the relatable, high stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be. These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school teameven though he cant help but be constantly gut punched with memories of his big