Subject Guides: Writing, Editing, and Publishing Indigenous Stories: Indigenous Specific Publishers

North: Nunavut and NWT

Inhabit Media*
Inhabit Media is an Inuit-owned publishing company, with its head office located in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Prairie Provinces

Bearpaw Publishing*
Bearpaw Publishing is the publishing arm of the Department of Native Studies, producing anthologies and textbooks in Native Studies in Brandon University.
Gabriel Dumont Institute*
The Gabriel Dumont Institute promotes the renewal and development of Métis culture through research, materials development, collection and distribution of those materials and the design, development and delivery of Métis-specific educational programs and services.
Pemmican Publications*
Pemmican Publications is a book publisher with a mandate to promote Métis authors, illustrators and stories. It is a not-for-profit company that operates as an arm’s-length affiliate of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
Eschia Books*
Eschia Books is an Aboriginal-owned publishing house with a mandate to publish books that spark interest in Aboriginal cultures and engage more young readers, encouraging understanding through genuine, insightful writing.
Portage & Main Press
Portage & Main Press publishes a wide range of innovative and practical K–12 educational materials.

Great Lakes Region

Little Spirit Bear Productions*
Little Spirit Bear Productions (LSBP) is a Graphic Narrative company, which was established by Chad Solomon, the grandson of Art Solomon, a traditional healer and justice activist who taught Chad that “Laughter is the Greatest Medicine”.
Ningwakwe Learning Press*
Ningwakwe Learning Press is an Aboriginal social enterprise that creates, publishes, markets, and prints Indigenous literacy and cultural learning resources for all peoples.
Hanneorak Publishing*
Hannenorak Publishing (Éditions Hannenorak) was established in 2010 by Jean Sioui, poet, and Daniel Sioui, owner of the Hannenorak Bookstore, in Wendake (QC). The two came to this decision after many discussions with Indigenous authors from different Nations regarding the need to create and foster more publishing opportunities for Indigenous writers and their works.
Kegedonce Press*
Kegedonce strives to foster the creative cultural expression of Indigenous Peoples through the publication of beautifully crafted books which involve Indigenous Peoples in all levels of production and by supporting activities which promote Indigenous literary development and the development of Indigenous publishing.

West Coast: British Columbia

Theytus Books*
Theytus Books is First Nations-owned and operated and a leading North American publisher of indigenous voices.

Acknowledgement

This section of the guide was created with the assistance of University of Toronto Libraries. Their guide was originally created by Sara McDowell. Many thanks to Professor Ryan DeCaire and Professor Susan Hill for their suggestions.

It is now maintained by Desmond Wong (de.wong@utoronto.ca)

Note

The publishers included in this page does not include Indigenous cultural groups or non-profit organizations. For a full list, please see the "First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Publishers and Distributors" from University of Toronto.

Publishers marked with an asterisk* are Indigenous owned and operated.