Herizon
Herizon By Daniel W. Vandever (Diné) Illustrated by Corey Begay (Diné) Published by South of Sunrise Creative 2021
Award Category: Announcements
2020 Awards
The 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award winning titles were highlighted during the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, the premier announcement of the best of the best in children’s and young adult literature. The awards are new to the ALA Youth Media Awards lineup and are administered by the American Indian Library Association … Continued
Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim
Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim Written by Brenda J. Child (Red Lake Ojibwe) Translated into Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain (Lac La Croix First Nation) Illustrated by Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe) Published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2018
Reawakening Our Ancestors’ Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing
Reawakening Our Ancestors’ Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing Gathered and compiled by Angela Hovak Johnston (Inuk), Photography by Cora De Vos (Inuk) Published by Inhabit Media, 2017
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People Written by Debbie Reese (Nambé Owingeh) and Jean Mendoza Adapted from the adult book by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Published by Beacon Press, 2019.
Apple In The Middle
Apple in the Middle Written by Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe, Turtle Mountain Band) Published by North Dakota State University Press, 2018.
Surviving the City
Surviving the City Written by Tasha Spillet (Nehiyaw-Trinidadian) Illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis Nation of British Columbia) Published by Highwater Press, 2018
Hearts Unbroken
Hearts Unbroken Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) Published by Candlewick Press, 2018
The Grizzley Mother
The Grizzly Mother, Written by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (“Bret D. Huson,” Gitxsan) Illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis Nation of British Columbia) Published by Highwater Press, 2019.
I Can Make This Promise
I Can Make This Promise Written by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Cover art by Michaela Goade (Tlingit, Kiks.ádi clan, Steel House) Published by Harper Collins, 2018.