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Indigenous peoples in Canada
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The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds contains seven Dene stories, as told by Raymond Yakeleya. "Flight Through the Rainbow"…
is about flying through a rainbow in a small plane and experiencing multi-sensations of colour. It also tells the legend of the spider and how its web catches raindrops that create the rainbow. "The Midwife and the Spirit of Life," dedicated to Raymond's Granny Harriet Gladue, is about the birth of babies and bringing their spirits into the world. "The Slingshot and the Songbird" is about a boy's sadness over killing a friendly songbird. "The Medicine Brothers and the Giant Birds" is a tale told to Raymond by his uncle George Blondin about the hazards of giant animals when the world was new. There are also three stories included from Raymond's book The Tree By the Woodpile, The Tree, The Wolf, and the Mountain
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Environment, Nature, Indigenous peoples in Canada, Travel and geography, Social issues
Human-transcribed braille
Partez à l'aventure et découvrez le Nutshimit de Melissa Mollen Dupuis, brillamment illustré par Elise Gravel. Ce documentaire ludique, raconté…
à la première personne du singulier, s'adresse à tous les amateurs de la nature, petits et grands. Au fil des pages, Melissa nous amène au coeur de la forêt, sa forêt. Elle y décrit le territoire si important pour sa nation et pour toutes les premières nations du Canada. De la légende de la création de la terre à la vie innue d'aujourd'hui, le lecteur découvre le Nutshimit, l'espace physique et social, là où l'on pratique les activités traditionnelles (mordiller de l'écorce de bouleau, allumer un feu, cuire un pashimeu (pâté de bleuets), tresser le foin d'odeur...)
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Social issues, Travel and geography, Environment, Indigenous peoples in Canada, Nature
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Partez ̀a l'aventure et d́ecouvrez le Nutshimit de Melissa Mollen Dupuis, brillamment illustŕe par Elise Gravel. Ce documentaire ludique, racont́e…
̀a la premìere personne du singulier, s'adresse ̀a tous les amateurs de la nature, petits et grands. Au fil des pages, Melissa nous am̀ene au coeur de la for̂et, sa for̂et. Elle y d́ecrit le territoire si important pour sa nation et pour toutes les premìeres nations du Canada. De la ĺegende de la cŕeation de la terre ̀a la vie innue d'aujourd'hui, le lecteur d́ecouvre le Nutshimit, l'espace physique et social, l̀a òu l'on pratique les activit́es traditionnelles (mordiller de l'́ecorce de bouleau, allumer un feu, cuire un pashimeu (p̂at́e de bleuets), tresser le foin d'odeur…). En plus d'y trouver tous les ́eĺements si chers ̀a la vie en for̂et (animaux, oiseaux, flore, faune, coutumes…) Melissa introduit des mots innus pour nous donner un bain complet de sa culture. On y retrouve aussi des activit́es ch̀eres aux peuples autochtones comme cuire la bannique, faire le sirop d'́erable ou boucaner le saumon. Le ton familier et joyeux de Melissa ainsi que les anecdotes tiŕees de ses exṕeriences font de cet ouvrage un outil indispensable pour connâitre la vie en for̂et.
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Biography, Social issues, Indigenous peoples in Canada
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Michael might be young, but he&’s got a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong. He knows…
it&’s right to help people when they need it—but what can he do when so many people need help? When Michael finds out about an upcoming youth conference, he sees his chance to learn more about helping others. But when he gets to the conference, he&’s the youngest person there! And the speaker on stage is saying things about his community that aren&’t true. Will Michael be brave enough to use his voice to stand up for what he knows is right? Little by Little is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel about how one Indigenous child sparked change and inspired others.