Carole Lindstrom Books in Order

Metisse wants to play her fiddle for her grandmother's birthday, despite relatives and friends insisting that girls should dance while boys provide the music. With her grandfather's encouragement, she searches for a way to honor tradition through her own talent.

Born to a Scottish trader and an Indigenous mother, Cuthbert Grant became a leader of the Métis during a period of upheaval. This illustrated biography follows his efforts to guide his people through conflict and changing ways of life.

When a black snake threatens the land and its water, a young Indigenous girl decides to take a stand. This illustrated story connects community, responsibility, and the defense of water, drawing inspiration from Indigenous environmental movements.

The lives of Autumn Peltier and her great-aunt Josephine Mandamin show how Indigenous women have worked to protect clean water. This illustrated account connects their advocacy across generations and invites young readers to consider their own responsibilities to the Earth.

A young girl grows her hair long to honor the generations before her, whose hair was cut or discouraged. Through her family’s stories, she discovers how hair can carry memory, cultural identity, resilience, and a connection to the Earth.

Rose travels with her Métis-Ojibwe family for a buffalo hunt that must sustain their community through winter. When days pass without a herd, the young girl hopes to help find the animals on which so many people depend.

In 1885, Rose’s Métis community faces a new threat of displacement from the land it calls home. As adults debate joining the resistance, she sets out to help protect her family’s way of life and discovers what bravery requires.