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Indigiqueer 2023 - Books for Youth

Youth librarians at The Seattle Public Library created this list of books for kids and teens by queer and trans Indigenous creators for the 2023 Indigiqueer Festival. (Created May 2023)

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12 items

  • PICTURE BOOK. Peyton wants to dance at Pow Wow, but doesn't feel comfortable wearing a dress - until Peyton's whole community comes together to support her in her Two-Spirit identity.
    Book[Toronto, Ontario] : Flamingo Rampant, [2017] — E ADEYOHA
  • The Power of Style

    How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures

    Allaire, Christian, 1992-
    TEEN NONFICTION. When the Ojibwe author was a fashion-obsessed teen, he rarely saw fashion that reflected his heritage. Now as the fashion and style editor for Vogue magazine, he shows the power of fashion across under-represented cultures…
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, [2021] — YA 391.0089 AL519P 2021
  • Sharice's Big Voice

    a Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman

    Davids, Sharice, 1980-
    KIDS NONFICTION. This picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — JB D2809D 2021
  • TEEN FICTION. Lou's summer working at her uncle's ice cream parlor is complicated by the fact of her white father's release from prison for assaulting her indigenous mom, her former best friend's return and his similarity to her father,…
    BookNew York, NY : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — YA FERGUSON 2022
  • Apple

    Skin to the Core : a Memoir in Words and Pictures

    Gansworth, Eric, 1965-
    TEEN NONFICTION. The author shares his personal history as an Onondaga man trying to strike a balance between the world outside his tribe, his love of art, and the expectations of his tribe.
    BookMontclair, NJ : Levine Querido, 2020. — YA 970.00497 G157G 2020
  • PICTURE BOOK. An indigenous Hawai'ian color adventure, featuring older brother Kalani teaching a gaggle of keiki their colors on a Saturday fishing trip.
    Book[Toronto, Ontario] : Flamingo Rampant, [2019] — E KAU-ARTEAG
  • KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL. Aimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, has been bullied and isolated since sharing about their non-binary identity. Aimée is on a school field trip to offer gifts to the water spirits who protect the land but…
    Graphic NovelToronto : Annick Press Ltd, [2022] — J-GN LAPENSEE
  • TEEN FICTION. Elatsoe's America looks a lot like today, except magic, monsters, and ghosts are commonplace. After the death of her cousin, Elatsoe uses all of her Lipan Apache knowledge and supernatural gifts to solve his murder.
    BookMontclair : Levine Querido, 2020. — YA LITTLE BAD 2020
  • TEEN FICTION. Nina, a Lipan Apache girl living in Texas, connects with Oli, a cottonmouth kid in the Reflecting World, a place parallel to our own world where magic exists. Can the two help each other find their way home?
    BookMontclair : Levine Querido, [2021] — YA LITTLE BAD 2021
  • PICTURE BOOK. As Talittuq hears about all the fun his friends have with their families, he learns that families come in many different shapes and sizes, and what holds them all together is love!
    BookIqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, [2017] — E MIKE
  • PICTURE BOOK. A gentle story about a young Two-Spirit Indigenous child celebrating his identity, overcoming bullying, and bonding with his family.
    BookToronto : Second Story Press, [2022] — E WILSON-TRU
  • PICTURE BOOK. Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.
    BookNew York : Kokila, 2022. — J398.20969 W8465K 2022