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Ours to Tell

Reclaiming Indigenous Stories

by (author) Eldon Yellowhorn & Kathy Lowinger

Publisher
Annick Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2025
Category
NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Cultural Heritage, Customs, Traditions, Anthropology, Native American
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
7 to 12
Recommended Reading age
12 to 18
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781773219547
    Publish Date
    Apr 2025
    List Price
    $16.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781773219530
    Publish Date
    Apr 2025
    List Price
    $24.99

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A Junior Library Guild Gold Star Selection!

 

A wide-ranging anthology that shines a light on untold Indigenous stories as chronicled by Indigenous creators, compiled by the acclaimed team behind Turtle Island and Sky Wolf’s Call.

For too long, stories and artistic expressions from Indigenous people have been written and recorded by others, not by the individuals who have experienced the events.

In Ours to Tell, sixteen Indigenous creators relate traditions, accounts of historical events, and their own lived experiences. Novelists, poets, graphic artists, historians, craftspeople, and mapmakers chronicle stories on the struggles and triumphs lived by Indigenous people, and the impact these stories have had on their culture and history. Some of the profiles included are:

  • Indigenous poet E. Pauline Johnson
  • acclaimed novelist Tommy Orange
  • brave warrior Standing Bear
  • poet and activist Rita Joe

With each profile accompanied by rich visuals, from archival photos to contemporary art, Ours to Tell brilliantly spotlights Indigenous life, past and present, through an Indigenous lens. Because each profile gives an historical and cultural context, what emerges is a history of Indigenous people.

About the authors

ELDON YELLOWHORN (Piikani Nation) is a professor of First Nations Studies and archaeology at Simon Fraser University. He is a member of the Missing Children Project initiated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to search for children who died at residential schools. His previous books include the acclaimed Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People and What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.

Eldon Yellowhorn's profile page

KATHY LOWINGER is an award-winning author whose books include Give Me Wings! How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World (2015), Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People (2017), and What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal (2019). 

Kathy Lowinger's profile page

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