Indigiqueer 2023 - Books for YouthLike this list

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• 47,000 Beads

  Adeyoha, Koja

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  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.

• The Power of Style

  How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures

  Allaire, Christian, 1992-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sharice's Big Voice

  a Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman

  Davids, Sharice, 1980-

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  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.

• The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

  Ferguson, Jenny, 1985-

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  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,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Apple

  Skin to the Core : a Memoir in Words and Pictures

  Gansworth, Eric, 1965-

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  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.

• Colors of Aloha

  Kau-Arteaga, Kanoa,

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  PICTURE BOOK. An indigenous Hawai'ian color adventure, featuring older brother Kalani teaching a gaggle of keiki their colors on a Saturday fishing trip.

• Rabbit Chase

  LaPensée, Elizabeth

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  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.

• A Snake Falls to Earth

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  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?

• Families

  Mike, Jesse Unaapik

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  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!

• Phoenix Gets Greater

  Wilson-Trudeau, Marty

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  PICTURE BOOK. A gentle story about a young Two-Spirit Indigenous child celebrating his identity, overcoming bullying, and bonding with his family.

• Kapaemahu

  Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana

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  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.