The Gift of the Little People
Highwater Press (Verlag)
9781553799924 (ISBN)
At the time of the spring thaw, the Rocky Cree fill their canoes with furs, eager to trade with the new visitors in mistiwāsahak (Hudson Bay). But not all of the new visitors are welcome.
When the canoes return home to the shores of the misinipī river, the Rocky Cree begin to collapse one by one, drenched in sweat and slowly slipping into delirium. Kākakiw struggles to help the sick as more and more people pass into the spirit world. Exhausted physically, emotionally, and spiritually, he seeks guidance through prayer.
Hope finally comes with a visitor in the night: one of the Little People, small beings who are just like us. If Kākakiw can journey to their home, he will be given the medicine his people need. All he has to do is paddle through a cliff of solid bedrock to get there.
To save his people from certain death, Kākakiw must overcome doubt to follow the traditional teachings of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak and trust in the gift of the Little People.
In this illustrated short story for all ages, celebrated Rocky Cree storyteller William Dumas shares a teaching about hope in the face of adversity. This book is a companion story to The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak series.
William Dumas, a Rocky Cree Storyteller, was born in South Indian Lake, Manitoba. For 25 years, he has been an educator and administrator; his passion for Cree language and culture are well aligned with his current position as Cree Language and Culture Coordinator for the Nisichawayasihk (Nelson House) Education Authority. As the author of The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak series, William knows first-hand the power storytelling has to teach Indigenous youth about where they come from and where they are going. Rhian Brynjolson is a visual artist, illustrator, author, art educator, and science communicator. She has illustrated 15 children’s books and exhibited her work in diverse venues, including the Virtual Water Gallery online exhibit. Rhian lives and works in Treaty 3 Territory, in the boreal forest in eastern Manitoba. Find her work on social media @RhianBrynjolson and at www.rhianbrynjolson.com.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.03.2022 |
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| Illustrationen | Rhian Brynjolson |
| Zusatzinfo | full colour illustrations throughout |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 244 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität |
| ISBN-13 | 9781553799924 / 9781553799924 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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