INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ “OWN VOICES” RECOMMENDED READS P FLET, J
P ROGE, K
WE ALL PLAY = KIMÊTAWÂNAW
JUST LIKE GRANDMA
Julie Flett
(Cree–Métis) From chasing, chirping birds, to swimming, squirting whales, this book for young readers reminds them how animals play just like them. This picture book, with gorgeous images and sweet simple text, is a marvelous celebration of the interconnectedness of all creatures, and includes some Cree phrases.
Kim Rogers (Wichita)
Young Becca is honored when her grandmother asks her for help with a new skill.
P SORE, T
POWWOW DAY Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
POR GOAD, M
BERRY SONG Michaela Goade (Tlingit and Haida)
As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her Grandmother as she learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.