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Winners

First Nations/Indigenous Communities

2025 FINALISTS - FIRST NATIONS/INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
See below for the list of 2025 finalists in the FIRST NATIONS/INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES category, for books with a copyright date of 2024. 

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The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation
2025 Finalist

Authors: Kevin Locke and Kristy Cameron

Publisher: Medicine Wheel Publishing

ISBN: 9781778540134

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In this enlightening legend shared by Lakota Elder Kevin Locke, WakÈŸáÅ‹ TÈŸáÅ‹ka (The Great Spirit) created the entire world in seven days; leaving the most precious creation for last. The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation invites children to explore a world of cultural richness, creativity, and the interconnectedness of all things.

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Sing for the Red Dress: Smokey River Suspense Series
2025 Finalist

Author: Joseph M. Marshall III

Publisher: Lucid House Publishing

ISBN: 9781950495542

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Award-winning Sicangu Oglala Lakota author and historian Joseph M. Marshall III’s haunting narrative of the ongoing problem on Indian reservations of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) has been neglected for years in real life by both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the FBI. The fictional Smokey River Tribal Police Force risks all when they find the names of twelve Native girls who are thought to have been abducted for sex trafficking to oil field workers.

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Today Is Orange Shirt Day
2025 Finalist

Authors: Phyllis Webstad and Natassia Davies

Publisher: Medicine Wheel Publishing

ISBN: 9781778540363

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A first conversation about the importance of Orange Shirt Day — and what little ones can expect to see and do on Orange Shirt Day — The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. An authentic, touch-and-feel board book designed for ages 0-3 written by the founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement and author of the bestselling book Every Child Matters.

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