My Little Ogichidaa : An Indigenous Lullaby (FNCR 2025) Grade One one whose first instinct is

one whose first instinct is not mischief and mind games but to make the world around him a kinder

Themes of Indigenous women

have vandalized their community and are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process

and stories

My Little Ogichidaa : An Indigenous Lullaby (FNCR 2025) Grade One one whose first instinct isWillie Poll is a Mtis author from the Robinson Huron Treaty Territory (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) and a proud member of the Mtis Nation of Ontario. Illustrated by Hawlii Pichette, Mushkego Cree (Treaty 9) urban mixed blood artist and illustrator. My Little Ogichidaa is inspired by Indigenous motherhood. It invites readers to explore the compelling dreams and hopes of an Indigenous parent for her soon to be born warrior. The word Ogichidaa