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Am's Sapotawan

William Dumas | Rhian Brynjolson
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  • ISBN 9781553799290
  • Weight: 662g
  • Dimensions: 254 x 304mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Oct 2022
  • Publisher: Portage & Main Press
  • Publication City/Country: CA
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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Description

A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month!

★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023!

Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, or mīthikowisiwin, they will seek to master. With her sapotawan ceremony fast approaching, Amō must choose her mīthikowisiwin. Her sister, Pīsim, became a midwife; others gather medicines or harvest fish. But none of those feel quite right.

Amō has always loved making things. Her uncle can show her how to make nipisiwata, willow baskets. Her grandmother can teach her how to make kwakwāywata, birchbark containers and plates. Her auntie has offered to begin Amō’s apprenticeship in making askihkwak, pottery.

What will Amō’s mīthikowisiwin be? Which skill should she choose? And how will she know what is right for her?
About William Dumas | Rhian Brynjolson
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.

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