Ours to Tell
Reclaiming Indigenous Stories
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2025
- Category
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Cultural Heritage, Native American, Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781773219547
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $16.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781773219530
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $24.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 12 to 18
- Grade: 7 to 12
- Reading age: 12 to 18
Description
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 What the Eagle Sees 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).
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Reclaiming Indigenous Stories
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The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge
Sky Wolf's Call
The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge
What the Eagle Sees
Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal
Turtle Island
The Story of North America's First People
Give Me Wings
How a Choir of Slaves Took on the World
Shifting Sands
Life in the Times of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad