For Part Two of our Indigenous Children’s Book Series, I am excited to highlight Healer of the Water Monster   by Brian Young. Brian Young  is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and received his Master’s from Columbia University. Since graduating, he has worked as an author, filmmaker, and personal trainer.  Published as Young’s debut novel in 2022, Healer of the Water Monster  follows a young Navajo boy named Nathan on an unexpected journey to save a Water Monster. As s

" Poetry is a particularly compelling literary form for comforting the ruptures of history and the fragmenting effects of settler colonialism. Poetry distills the rage, pain, and defiance of indigenous people, who remain under ideological and physical assault by the settler population that so often insist that our continued existence is an effort and an impossibility.” - Daniel Heath Justice, Why Indigenous Literatures Matter   Through this quote, Daniel Heath Justice discuss

Attention to all avid poetry fans! Do you love supporting Indigenous artists? Check out Katherena Vermette, a Métis poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her new poetry book Procession , was recently published in September of 2025. This book is her third collection and focuses on what it means to be a descendant and a future ancestor all at once.  Age Range: 13+ Content: May have mature themes Procession  is about connection, relationships, and is a celebration of life itself. With b