The following materials bring books to life and support both individual and group literature study. Use these resources to draw real-world connections, plan interdisciplinary lessons, inspire unique research projects, create enrichment activities, and support differentiated instruction.

• “Cherie Dimaline On Erasure, the Power of Story, and ‘The Marrow Thieves.’”

An interview with Métis author Cherie Dimaline about her indigenous roots and the inspiration behind The Marrow Thieves in the School Library Journal.

• “A History of Residential Schools in Canada.”

A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation article on the “residential schools” that were opened to re-educate Native American children in Christianity

• From Oral to Written: A Celebration of Indigenous Literature in Canada, 1980-2010.

A survey of the first wave of native writers published in Canada by Aboriginal Canadian author Tomson Highway.

• How to Talk about Indigenous People

An Inuk journalist discusses which terms to use when talking about indigenous people in Canada in this Canadian Broadcasting Company/Radio Canada video.

• Reclaiming Lost Dreams

Interview with author Métis Cherie Dimaline about how she conceived of the story idea on TVO’s The Agenda with Steven Paikin.

• Cherie Dimaline on the difference between writing YA versus adult fiction

In this CBC video, Dimaline discusses the similarities and differences in her approach when she wrote her adult novel Empire of Wild and her YA title The Marrow Thieves.