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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter
January 2024
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In this Issue:
Books: Little You / Gidagaashiinh, Too Much: My Great Big Native Family, When the Stars Came Home, And Then She Fell Our Music: Twinkle Little Star in Mohawk Our Words: Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe Our Stories: Migizi O'dibaajimo Mazina'igan Our Traditions: Beading Tips with Colleen Recipe: Grandma's Fry Bread |
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Little You / Gidagaashiinh
Infant and Toddler
Gidagaashiinh is the English and Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) version of Little You, a charming and heart-warming board book that welcomes a new baby into a family. Written by renowned author and storyteller Richard Van Camp and illustrated with creative flair by Julie Flett, this board book is a welcome addition to Indigenous family resources. Gidagaashiinh has been translated by Angela Mesic and Margaret Noodin. Julie Flett uses collage-like images of an infant who grows to be a toddler. This child is adored and loved by one or both parents on every other page. Simple rhyming text accompanies each image. The warm colour tones of orange, red, tan, grey and black set against a crisp white background in Flett's graphic styled images with rounded curves make this board book suitable for all families. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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Too Much : My Great Big Native Family
Preschool and Kindergarten
A little boy wants a chance to shine on his own but discovers that being apart from his large and lively Native family isn’t necessarily better in this heartwarming and humorous picture book.
When Russell gets a part in the school play, he lights up like a shining star—and he can’t wait to tell his big, boisterous Native family the exciting news. But catching their attention when they all get together feels impossible; no matter where they go, they seem to be too noisy, too many, and just too much!
Russell decides to keep his big debut to himself and fly solo for once…but being alone may not be the answer. After all, there’s no such thing as too much love, and when he needs them most, his great big family knows how to be just enough. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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| When the Stars Came Home
Primary
How does a strange new place become home?
When Ojiig moves to the city with his family, he misses everything they left behind. Most of all, he misses the sparkling night sky. Without the stars watching over him, he feels lost.
His parents try to help, but nothing seems to work. Not glow-in-the-dark sticker stars, not a star-shaped nightlight. But then they have a new idea for how to make Ojiig feel better — a special quilt stitched through with family stories that will wrap Ojiig in the warmth of knowing who he is and where he came from. Join this irresistible family as they discover the power of story and tradition to make a new place feel like home. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| And Then She Fell
Adult
A mind-bending, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences
On the surface, Alice is exactly where she should be: She’s just given birth to a beautiful baby girl, Dawn; her charming husband, Steve is nothing but supportive; and they’ve recently moved into a new home in a wealthy neighborhood in Toronto. But Alice could not feel like more of an imposter. She isn’t connecting with Dawn, a struggle made even more difficult by the recent loss of her own mother, and every waking moment is spent hiding her despair from their white, watchful neighbors. Even when she does have a minute to herself, her perpetual self-doubt hinders the one vestige of her old life she has left: her goal of writing a modern retelling of the Haudenosaunee creation story.
At first, Alice is convinced her discomfort is of her own making. She has gotten everything she always dreamed of, after all. But then strange things start happening. She finds herself losing bits of time, hearing voices she can’t explain, and speaking with things that should not be talking back to her, all while her neighbors’ passive-aggressive behavior begins to morph into something far more threatening. Though Steve assures her this is all in her head, Alice cannot fight the feeling that something is very, very wrong, and that in her creation story lies the key to her and Dawn’s survival. . . . She just has to finish it before it’s too late.
Told in Alice’s raw and darkly funny voice, And Then She Fell is an urgent and unflinching look at inherited trauma, womanhood, denial, and false allyship, which speeds to an unpredictable—and surreal—climax. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| Twinkle Little Star
Sing along to Twinkle Little Star in Mohawk with Yako. (1:45 minute video) |
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Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe
Zachary Beaudette reading the Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe (One Anishinaabe Family) with English subtitles. Video by Anishinabek Education System. (1:00 minute video)
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| Migizi O'dibaajimo Mazina'igan / Eagle Teachings Book
This video by Waking Up Ojibwe shares the book by written by Brigitte Neganigwane & illustrated by Tim Smith. With teachings from Ogimaawigwanebiik - Nancy Jones & Niigaanibines - Don Jones. Translated by Marilyn Copenace, Kelvin Morrison, and Rose Marie Tuesday. Read by Kelvin Morrison. Chi miigwech! (2:32 minute video) |
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| Beading Tips with Colleen
Anishinaabe Grandmother Colleen shares tips on adding beading trim to projects. (5:53 minutes video)
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| Grandma's Fry Bread
A simple recipe from First Nations Development Institute for making Grandma's fry bread. |
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Indigenous Language Resources |
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Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na provides Mohawk language and culture programming at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte). They run several programs, including Totáhne (At Grandma's House) for preschool children, Kawenna'ón:we Primary Immersion (K-4) and Shatiwennakará:tats, a year long program for Adults. |
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| Kingston Indigenous Language Nest invites you to engage in language revitalization with Dibajimowin: Urban Indigenous Languages Revitalization Project. The centerpiece of this website is a collection of thirty digital stories about culture and language made by community members. Each personal story shares insights into the barriers to language learning and cultural connection as well as the many ways we are resilient and relentless. For each story, we pulled out key themes to create new language learning resources such as vocabulary lessons, creative activities and cultural teachings. We have sorted the stories in different ways: by digital story, by language and by cultural teachings. Explore and Enjoy! |
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| Toronto Zoo- Turtle Island Conservation Toronto Zoo's Turtle Island Conservation programme (TIC) respectfully shares the hopes and goals of First Nation partners in our committment to the preservation of biodiversity. TIC partners with First Nation communities to preserve community knowledge and significant natural and cultural landscapes.
Resources available in Ojibwe and Mohawk. |
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| Beauty in Movement: An Indigenous Guide to Physical Activity Pamphlet about the importance of physical activity and ideas to get children moving
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| Gathering Communities Making Connections A list of resources and services for people of Indigenous
Ancestry, and for those who work with them |
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Sources for Indigenous books:
Indigenous Book Lending:
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Kenozitc Kizis Round Dance, Ottawa, ON
Saturday, January 6
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| | | Mid-Winter Ceremony, Kingston, ON Saturday, January 13
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| | Winter Language Bingo, Kingston, ON Thursday, January 18 |
| | Indigenous Fire and Storytelling Community Event, Toronto, ON
Saturday, January 20 |
| | Dances from Turtle Island: A'no:wara Dance Theatre, Peterborough, ON
Friday, January 26 & Saturday, January 27 |
| | We need YOU!
Help us become more inclusive of the many First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples among our readership. Share an Indigenous recipe, song, or traditional art through Come Walk in My Moccasins. Contact aflccanada@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a guest contributor.
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