Canadian, Aboriginal

Markoosie. Illustrator/ Germaine Arnaktauyok. 2000. Harpoon of the Hunter. McGill/Queen’s University Press. ISBN: 0-773502-32-7
Age: 7 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Myths & Legends; Arctic; Inuit

This story is based on an Inuit legend. It tells the story of Kamik who goes on a hunt for a wounded polar bear.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Marsden, Rasunah. 2000. Crisp Blue Edges: Indigenous Creative Non – Fiction. Penticton, BC: Theytus Books. ISBN: 0-19441-92-0
Age: 16+
Language: English
Subject: Adult; Anthology; Multiple Nations.

Crisp Blue Edges offers a wide range of writing, including essays, biographies, stories and journalism.

Canadian

Marston, Sharyn. Illustrator/ Anne Hanley. 1994. Chinook. Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications Inc. ISBN: 0-921827-33-4
Age: 6 - 10
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Plains

This is a retelling of a Plains legend about the origin of the warm Chinook wind.

Canadian

Martin, Rafe. 1992. The Rough-Face Girl. Penguin Canada. ISBN: 0-698-11626-7
Age: 8 - 12
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Woodland

Although claimed to be an Algonquin story, it is really more a Cinderella type adaptation. Rough Face is so called because of scars she has on her face from tending the fire. When she answers some test questions correctly, she wins the hand of a mystery being. Her scars are magically washed away.