The following are copies of short stories I found online. Some of the materials may not be suitable for all ages due to language/content. Please review, and adapt as necessary. The stories might be useful for EFP 10-12.
If you find any incorrect information on my website please email me at [email protected] so I can correct it asap. please be aware that there may be copyright restrictions on items shared on this website and to use the information accordingly. This site is always being revised and updated so sometimes items may move or not be available anymore. If you are looking for something specific please send me an email. Some things on this site are age specific. Please preview before sharing with classes. If you are aware of additional resources or links that you are willing to share please let me know and I will add them.
*Please note that it is always best practice to prioritize local Indigenous knowledge and culture, and consult with elders/knowledge keepers, especially when teaching about traditional Indigenous practices. If you are able to find an elder/knowledge keeper to come in and teach students, or even to do it through an online source such as Zoom, Teams or Facebook, this is always best practice.
Other ideas for how to access short stories/graphic novels/audio versions would be to subscribe to audible.ca or to show graphic novels you could try apps like kobo
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Coyote Columbus Story by Thomas King
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/exams/sample/en/1008efp_pk.pdf
Thomas King Massey Lectures (audio version- there is a book as well)
The 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative" | CBC Radio
A Darling Story by Richard Van Camp (warning- suggestive sexual content/ longer story)
https://themedicineproject.com/richard-van-camp.html
Drumbeats of the Heart by Bill Peacock
http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/1999/12/drumbeats-of-the-heart-a-short-story-by-bill-peacock/
Fixed Income by Sherman Alexie
https://therumpus.net/2016/11/19/saturday-rumpus-fiction-three-short-stories-by-sherman-alexie/
Honour Society by Sherman Alexie
https://therumpus.net/2016/11/19/saturday-rumpus-fiction-three-short-stories-by-sherman-alexie/
Residential School Nightmares by Zach Tooey (fiction- Indigenous art and writers award winner from internet-fictional account by Indigenous Canadian Teenager)
http://www.our-story.ca/winners/writing/285:residential-school-nightmares#story
To Leave Imprints by Neil Eustache
https://themedicineproject.com/neil-eustache.html
Valediction by Sherman Alexie
https://therumpus.net/2016/11/19/saturday-rumpus-fiction-three-short-stories-by-sherman-alexie/
What you pawn I will redeem by Sherman Alexie
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/04/21/what-you-pawn-i-will-redeem
You'll never believe what happened is always a good way to start by Thomas King
Microsoft Word - The truth about stories.docx (weebly.com)
Short story Anthology -The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (googleusercontent.com)
This is What it means to say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman Alexie
"This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona" (auth.gr)
Indian Education by Sherman Alexie
Indian Education (psd202.org)
Pretty like a White Boy by Drew Hayden Taylor
pretty-like-a-white-boy.pdf (wordpress.com)
Speaking my Truth- essays on Truth and Reconciliation Commission- some examples are by Richard Wagamese (Returning to Harmony) and Drew Hayden Taylor (Cry me A River White Boy)
Speaking-My-Truth.pdf (projectofheart.ca)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/exams/sample/en/1008efp_pk.pdf
Thomas King Massey Lectures (audio version- there is a book as well)
The 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative" | CBC Radio
A Darling Story by Richard Van Camp (warning- suggestive sexual content/ longer story)
https://themedicineproject.com/richard-van-camp.html
Drumbeats of the Heart by Bill Peacock
http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/1999/12/drumbeats-of-the-heart-a-short-story-by-bill-peacock/
Fixed Income by Sherman Alexie
https://therumpus.net/2016/11/19/saturday-rumpus-fiction-three-short-stories-by-sherman-alexie/
Honour Society by Sherman Alexie
https://therumpus.net/2016/11/19/saturday-rumpus-fiction-three-short-stories-by-sherman-alexie/
Residential School Nightmares by Zach Tooey (fiction- Indigenous art and writers award winner from internet-fictional account by Indigenous Canadian Teenager)
http://www.our-story.ca/winners/writing/285:residential-school-nightmares#story
To Leave Imprints by Neil Eustache
https://themedicineproject.com/neil-eustache.html
Valediction by Sherman Alexie
https://therumpus.net/2016/11/19/saturday-rumpus-fiction-three-short-stories-by-sherman-alexie/
What you pawn I will redeem by Sherman Alexie
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/04/21/what-you-pawn-i-will-redeem
You'll never believe what happened is always a good way to start by Thomas King
Microsoft Word - The truth about stories.docx (weebly.com)
Short story Anthology -The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (googleusercontent.com)
This is What it means to say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman Alexie
"This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona" (auth.gr)
Indian Education by Sherman Alexie
Indian Education (psd202.org)
Pretty like a White Boy by Drew Hayden Taylor
pretty-like-a-white-boy.pdf (wordpress.com)
Speaking my Truth- essays on Truth and Reconciliation Commission- some examples are by Richard Wagamese (Returning to Harmony) and Drew Hayden Taylor (Cry me A River White Boy)
Speaking-My-Truth.pdf (projectofheart.ca)
One Good Story That one by Thomas King
| one_good_story_that_one_by_thomas_king.pdf |
Borders by Thomas King
| borders_by_thomas_king.pdf |
The Trial of Thomas Builds the Fire by Sherman Alexie
| the_trial_of_thomas_builds-the_fire_by_sherman_alexie.pdf |
Totem by Thomas King
| totem_by_thomas_king.pdf |
Missed Bus, Red Face by George Peequaquat
| missed_bus_red_face_by_george_peequaquat__as_told_to_gordon_lobe_.pdf |
Godzilla vs Post Colonial by Thomas King
| godzilla_vs_post_colonial_by_thomas_king.pdf |
Every Little Hurricane by Sherman Alexie
| every_little_hurricane_by_sherman_alexie.pdf |
Do You Know Where I am by Sherman Alexie
| do_you_know_where_i_am_by_sherman_alexie.docx |
The Destructors by Graham Greene
| the_destructors_by_graham_greene.pdf |
Because my Father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock by Sherman Alexie
| because_my_father_always_said_he_was_the_only_indian_who_saw_jimi_hendrix_play_the_star_spangled_banner_at_woodstock_by_sherman_alexie.pdf |
Flight Patterns by Sherman Alexie
| flight_patterns_by_sherman_alexie.pdf |
A drug called Tradition by Sherman Alexie
| a_drug_called_tradition_by_sherman_alexie.pdf |
Charlie by Lee Maracle
| charlie_by_lee_maracle.pdf |
Grey Skies by Sheena Robinson
| grey_skies_by_sheena_robinson-compressed.pdf |
Cry me a river, white boy an essay by Drew Hayden Taylor
| cry_me_a_river_white_boy__essay_by_drew_hayden_taylor_compressed.pdf |
Totem by Thomas King
| totem_by_thomas_king.pdf |
Queen of the North by Eden Robinson
| queen_of_the_north_by_eden_robinson_compressed.pdf |
War of Attrition by Carleigh Baker
| war_of_attrition_by_carleigh_baker_compressed.pdf |
Monster- poem by Dennis Saddleman
| monster-_poem_about_residential_school_by_dennis_saddleman_from_trc.pdf |
A Mountain Legend by Jordan Wheeler
| a_mountain_legend_by_jordan_wheeler_compressed.pdf |
Mouse Woman and the Monster Killer Whale by Christie Harris
| mouse_woman_and_the_monster_killer_whale_by_christie_harris_compressed.pdf |
Take us to your chief by Drew Hayden Taylor
| take_us_to_your_chief_by_drew_hayden_taylor_compressed.pdf |
Gladys Radek by Gladys Radek
| gladys_radek_by_gladys_radek_compressed.pdf |
Returning to Harmony essay by Richard Wagamese
| returning_to_harmony_essay_by_richard_wagamese_compressed.pdf |
A white man's word by Debra Swallow
| a_white_mans_word_by_debra_swallow.pdf |
A Family Matter by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
| a_family_matter_by_elizabeth_cook-lynn_compressed.pdf |
Show me Yours by RIchard Van Camp
| show_me_yours_by_richard_van_camp_compressed.pdf |
After 'While by Cherie Dimaline
| after_while_by_cherie_dimaline.pdf |
Utiqtuq by Gayle Kabloona
| utiqtuq_by_gayle_kabloona_compressed.pdf |
Butterfly Teachings by Richard Wagamese
| butterfly_teachings_by_richard_wagamese.pdf |
The biggest moccasins in the world by Richard Van Camp
| the_biggest_moccasins_in_the_world_by_richard_van_camp_compressed.pdf |
Borders by Thomas King
| borders_by_thomas_king_compressed.pdf |
Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie
| superman_and_me_by_sherman_alexie.pdf |
Man Babies by RIchard Van Camp
| man_babies_by_richard_van_camp_compressed.pdf |
We Missed the Bus by George Peequaquat
| we_missed_the_bus_by_george_peequaquat.pdf |
Grandma's story by Lynn Randall
| grandmas_story_by_lynn_randall.pdf |
A coyote columbus story by Thomas King
| a_coyote_columbus_story_by_thomas_king.pdf |
The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday
| the_way_to_rainy_mountain_by_n._scott_momaday_compressed.pdf |
On the wings of this prayer by Richard Van Camp
| on_the_wings_of_this_prayer_by_richard_van_camp_compressed.pdf |
Indian Education by Sherman Alexie
| indian_education_by_sherman_alexie_compressed.pdf |
Excerpt from the play Rez sisters by Tomson Highway
| excerpt_from_the_play_rez_sisters_by_tomson_highway_compressed.pdf |
Lament for Confederation poem by Chief Dan George
| poem-_lament_for_confederation_by_chief_dan_george.pdf |
The Lamp in the Window by Audrey LaForme
| the_lamp_in_the_window_by_audrey_laforme_compressed.pdf |
Swallow by Eden Robinson
| swallow_by_eden_robinson_compressed.pdf |
Lost in Space by Drew Hayden Taylor
| lost_in_space_by_drew_hayden_taylor_compressed.pdf |
Tony Toenails by Richard Van Camp
| tony_toenails_by_richard_van_camp.pdf |