Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector
Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector By Diane Wilson (Dakota) Illustrated by Tashia Hart (Red Lake Anishinaabe) Published by Minnesota Humanities Center 2020
Award Category: Honor Books
Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor
Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor By Jessica Engelking (White Earth Band of Ojibwe) Illustrated by Tashia Hart (Red Lake Anishinaabe) Published by Minnesota Humanities Center, 2020 Purchase from Birchbark Books
The Sea in Winter
The Sea in Winter By Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Cover art by Michaela Goade (Tlingit and Haida) Published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend By Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) Illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey) Published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know By Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Illustrated by illustrated by Frané Lessac Published by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. 2021 / Audio Book Produced by Live Oak Media
I Sang You Down From the Stars
I Sang You Down From the Stars By Tasha Spillet-Sumner (Cree and Trinidadian) Illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit & Haida) Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group 2021
Learning My Rights with Mousewoman
Learning My Rights with Mousewoman Written and Illustrated by Morgan Asoyuf (Ts’msyen) Published by Native Northwest 2021
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer By Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis) Published by Millbrook Press Lerner Publishing 2021
Becoming Miss Navajo
Diné Bich’eekę Yishłeeh (Diné Bizaad)/Becoming Miss Navajo (English) By Jolyana Begay-Kroupa (Diné) Designed by Corey Begay (Diné) Published by Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 2021
2022 Youth Literature Awards
The 2022 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 2022 AIYLA Jury, “Award winners and honors include the first audiobook and first Indigenous language edition. We are seeing … Continued