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peepeekisis ātayōhkēwina
Sacred Stories of Peepeekisis Cree Nation
Eleanor Brass, Aleigha Agecoutay (Illustrator)
Presented in both English and Cree, and with vibrant illustrations, these 25 stories from Peepeekisis Cree Nation tell of the Little People, Wesuketchuk, the first horses, the Sky People, and more, and share the Plains Cree world view, values, and spiritual beliefs.
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Rockstar
Marny Duncan-Cary, Val Moker (Illustrator)
This story of a mother distracted by the demands of her children takes an unusual perspective for a picture book, showing the mother’s dreams of the day when her children are grown and she has time to pursue her own interests.
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Sariri
Travels Through Bolivia
Ivar Mendez
The Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes have a word that describes Ivar Mendez’s nature as a traveller: sariri, one who travels not only to visit new places but also to explore and seek new knowledge – a pilgrim on a spiritual quest, a traveller in search of new horizons, adventures, and cultures. In these 20 essays, Mendez reflects on how he wandered on foot through remote regions of the Andes, navigated Amazonian waterways, and immersed himself in Indigenous communities.
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Saskatchewan Dirt
A Pandemic Quest for Connection
Bev Lundahl
Lundahl’s genealogical research on the early days of the settlement of southeast Saskatchewan led to conversations and eventually a road trip in the spring of 2020 with Georgina Cyr, the Métis chairperson of Intercultural Grandmothers Uniting (IGU), during which they listened to the stories of Indigenous women of the area to fill in the blanks of history and to forge connections.
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Sauntering, Thoreau-style
A Daily Adventure
Victor Carl Friesen, Victor Carl Friesen (Illustrator)
This book explores Henry David Thoreau’s philosophical approach to the sensual aspects of the natural world. Seventy-seven original photographs complement the text and depict nature and its varied landscapes, at all times of day, in all seasons of the year.
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Seagull Island—kiyāsko-miniscikos
Myles Charles, er, Miriam Kö, Miriam Körner (Illustrator)
In a lovely celebration of traditional life in modern times, this book follows little Luke and his kohkom and moso¯m, who travel to Seagull Island – watching ducks, pelicans, and cormorants along the way – where they collect eggs for their lunch and to share with Auntie at home later.
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Tanning Moosehides
The Northern Saskatchewan Trapline Way
Tommy Bird, Lena Adam, Miriam Körner Lawrence Adam
Combining traditional knowledge with easy-to-follow instructions, detailed colour photographs, trouble-shooting tips, and hands-on advice, three experienced tanners help even beginners make their own bone tools and turn raw hides into brain-tanned buckskins soft enough to sew into mitts or moccasins.
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The Day My Mother Walked on Water
An Essay Collection
Helen Mourre
These gentle and thoughtful personal essays contemplate experiences that range from childhood memories to the deaths of parents, from gardening in small-town Saskatchewan to travels in Hungary and Italy, and from moments as light as a truck ride with a grandson to as heavy as cancer treatments – a truly lovely collection.
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The Foxholes at the Borders of Sofa Cushions
The Poetry of Counce Brampton (with an introduction by Yann Martel)
Counce Brampton
A fascinating look at the creative process, this collection includes the various drafts of each poem, including scans of notebook pages, showing how they are built, bit by bit, through repetition with small variations, with goals of alternate understandings and the preservation of a life’s work.
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The Last Green Dragon
Pamela Verhagen
This story of an unlikely friendship between a young dragon and a little witch shows the strength and encouragement they give each other as they seek to find where they belong.
