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3) Josie dances
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
As she prepares for her first powwow, an Ojibwa girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle. Includes glossary.
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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American Indian Youth Literature Award
Indigenous Authors: Picture Books
Picture Books with Native Languages
Indigenous Authors: Picture Books
Picture Books with Native Languages
Description
"When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings. We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as deer, mice and other animals search for food, while...
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance--ballet, Pow Wow dancing, of just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with felling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is.
"A powerful story about the importance of...
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