HAIDA ROOTS
LANGUAGE PRESERVATION & ARTS

   A List of Children's Books by Haida Authors/Illustrators:

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Books Published in the Haida Language only:

• The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales (Nang Jáadaa Sgáana 'Láanaa aa Isdáayaan): Publisher: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI). illustrated by Janine Gibbons.

• X̱anggáay, Learn the Colors in X̱aad Kíl (Haida Language) Book by Linda Schrack and Benjamin Young.  Illustrations by David Lang.

• Kúndlaan, The Wolf Pup with Moonlight in Her Eyes: by Sondra Segundo, Published in the Alaskan Haida dialect by Chatwin Press, Salmonberry Books and Barnacle Editions.

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Books by Haida Author's & Illustrators:

• Berry Song by Michaela Goade: A picture book about a girl and her grandmother gathering gifts from the earth.

• Magical Beings of Haida Gwaii by Terry Lynn Williams Davidson: Introduces 10 supernatural beings from Haida stories, designed for children to learn about traditional perspectives.

• Lovebirds, The Story of Raven & Eagle by Sondra Segundo: A book inspired by the author's Haida grandparents. Other books: Kúndlaan and Killerwhale Eyes.​

• Gifts From Raven, and many more by Kung Jaadee a Haida storyteller.

 

 Collections:

• Sk'ad'a Stories Series By Sara Florence Davidson & Robert Davidson. Illustrated by Janine Gibbons: Includes titles like Returning to the Yakoun River, Jigging for Halibut With Tsinii, Learning to Carve Argillite, and Dancing With Our Ancestors.

• Baby Raven Reads: A program that produces Haida-language books at Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI). 

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If you have published Haida Children's books please share!