Earlier today, the shortlists for the 2026-2027 First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) program were announced. Divided into two categories—Children's and Young Adult/Adult—the lists are chosen by a jury of First Nation librarians from across Ontario, and represent the best of Indigenous literature from Canada today. The title selection announcement and award presentation for FNCR 2026-2027 will take place during First Nation Public Library Week, October 5-9, 2026.
Children's Category
Let’s Go for a Walk on Mother Earth, wirtten by Julianna Armstrong and Blair Beaucage, illustrated by Shelley Davis (Medicine Wheel Publishing)
Nutshimit Activity Book, by Melissa Mollen Dupuis, translated by Dina Ginzburg and Gaëlle Mollen, illustrated by Elise Gravel (Scholastic Canada)
Remember Who You Are, written by Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince, illustrated Sara General (Orca Book Publishers)
Rez Kid, written by Andrea Landry, illustrated by Isabella Fassler (Kids Can Press)
They Come Off the Ice, written by Andrea Andersen, illustrated by Coco Apunnguaq and Emma Pedersen (Inhabit Media)
Young Adult/Adult Category
7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga (2nd Edition), written by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (HighWater Press)
All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety, written by David A. Robertson (HarperCollins Canada)
From the Rez to the Runway: Forging My Path in Fashion, written by Christian Allaire (HarperCollins Canada)
Soft as Bones, written by Chyana Marie Sage (House of Anansi Press)
Still Ruffling Feathers: Let Us Put Our Minds Together, written by by Dr. Wanda Wuttunee (University of Manitoba Press)
To see the complete longlist of titles for the 2026-2027 program, visit fncr.ca.