Biindigen, welcome to Mzinigan Mshiiken!
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IRL: Going on hiatus!
Hi friends! Thank you all for reading my goofy thoughts about books for the past little while. I wanted to give a heads up that I will be putting this blog on hiatus for the foreseeable future. It’s for a great reason though – I’ve been invited to serve as the administrative assistant to the…
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I Hope / nipakosêyimon
Introduction I hope that you and those you love know joy nipakosêyimon kiya êkwa kisâkihâkanak ka-kiskêyihtamêk miyawâtamowin p. 1 I Hope / nipakosêyimon is a new picture book by Monique Gray Smith with illustrations from Gabrielle Grimard. This edition is also translated into Plains Cree by Dolores Greyeyes Sand. This is an upcoming book, set…
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Powwow Day
Introduction Everyone dances inand moves around the circle,all connected tothe drum,Mother Earth,and one another.Everyone. p. 12 Powwow Day is a picture book written by Traci Sorrell with illustrations by Madelyn Goodnight. Published in 2022, we follow River and her family as they go to the powwow, wondering if River will be able to dance this…
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Biindigen!
Aanii boozhoo! Allie Genia ndizhinikaaz. Waganakasing Odawakwe ndaaw, mshiiken ndodem. Hello everyone! My name is Allie, and this is a project I’m starting up to talk about books. I’m currently working as a children’s librarian at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. After a really special ALA Annual Conference this year, I was finally…
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