Indigenous Storybooks

by Sara Florence Davidson,  Bonny Norton, Liam Doherty, & Christine Bridge

Description:

This website features a growing collection of illustrated Indigenous story accessible online. Stories included focus on animals, seasons, Alberta landscapes, and the life of a child. These books can be played in browser (either autoplayed with narration in the language of your choice, or controlled by the user), or downloaded and even printed into booklets. Languages: English, Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, Haida (Old Massett), Haida (Skidegate), French, Spanish.


From the creators: Indigenous Storybooks is a resource designed specifically for children, families, community members, and educators. Inspired by the open-licensed stories from Little Cree Books, this project aims to make the text, images, and audio of stories available in Indigenous languages as well as English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada. Share and enjoy! 

Resource format: Illustrated Online Stories

Age recommendation: Various

Keywords: online collection, children's stories, English, Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, Haida, French, Spanish, animals, seasons, Alberta, landscapes, childhood, languages, language revitalization, storytelling

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Publisher information: Little Cree Books