Recommended to me by: Sanguinity
This vibrantly illustrated picture book tells the story of small child Nikosis’ experience immersed in his Plains Cree family’s traditions, and then going off to daycare, where he doesn’t feel at home until his parents bring in some of his beloved pow-wow drumming music. The family names (mother, father, grandmother, etc.) are in Plains Cree, and an appendix explains that the words change if it’s his mother, their mother, etc. Nikosis means their son.
The book is available in a bilingual English/Plains Cree edition. The author Sandra Lamouche is a champion hoop dancer and Indigenous educator, and the book is based on the family’s experience with her son.
Highly recommended!
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