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Siha Tooskin Knows the Love of the Dance

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Availability:In StockContributor:Charlene Bearhead, Wilson Bearhead, Chloe Bluebird Mustooch (Illustrator)Series:Siha Tooskin Knows #8Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2020-05-26Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Highwater PressISBN-13:9781553798521ISBN-10:155379852XUPC:9781553798521Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Performing Arts, Holidays & CelebrationsBook Topic:Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, DanceSize:7.90 x 5.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC35FAZH15

Paul Wahasaypa--Siha Tooskin--has invited his friend, Jeff, to a powwow. It's Jeff's very first powwow, and is he ever nervous! What if he says or does the wrong thing? Grass dancers, Fancy Shawl dancers, Chicken dancers--what does it all mean? Follow along as Jeff learns all about the dances and their beautiful traditions. See you at the powwow!

The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Highwater PressISBN-13:9781553798521ISBN-10:155379852XUPC:9781553798521Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Performing Arts, Holidays & CelebrationsBook Topic:Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, DanceSize:7.90 x 5.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC35FAZH15

Charlene Bearhead is an educator and Indigenous education advocate. She was the first Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Education Coordinator for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Charlene was recently honoured with the Alumni Award from the University of Alberta and currently serves as the Director of Reconciliation for Canadian Geographic. She is a mother and a grandmother who began writing stories to teach her own children as she raised them. Charlene lives near Edmonton, Alberta with her husband Wilson.

Wilson Bearhead, a Nakota Elder and Wabamun Lake First Nation community member in central Alberta (Treaty 6 territory), is the recent recipient of the Canadian Teachers' Federation Indigenous Elder Award. Currently, he is the Elder for Elk Island Public Schools. Wilson's grandmother Annie was a powerful, positive influence in his young life, teaching him all of the lessons that gave him the strength, knowledge, and skills to overcome difficult times and embrace the gifts of life.

Chloe Bluebird Mustooch is from the Alexis Nakoda Sioux Nation of Northern Alberta, and is a recent graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art & Design. She is a seamstress, beadworker, illustrator, painter, and sculptor. She was raised on the reservation, and was immersed in hunting, gathering, and traditional rituals, and has also lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an area rich in art and urbanity.


Publisher: Highwater Press

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