Annie Picard
Annie Picard is an Innu woman born in Sept. Iles, Quebec, in 1977; in 1980, after some very hard circumstances, she moved to Sheshatshiu, with her mother and younger brother. Upon her arrival there, she quickly went into the care of her maternal grandparents, where she learned to speak her mother tongue—Innu-aimun—and was taught about the very rich culture of her Innu background. She lived six months out of the year in nutshimit in the Innu homeland Nitassinan. One of her best memories of that time is when her grandparents used to tell her the legends of her people every night before bed.
Kids Books (1)
Synopsis:
The story of how the world came to be on the turtle's back can be found in Indigenous cultures throughout North America/Turtle Island. It has many variations. This moving version of the tale—a story of resilience, sacrifice, and friendship—is one that Annie Picard was often told as a child by her maternal grandmother while they lived in nutshimit (on the land) in the Labrador/Quebec peninsula. Picard's lovely re-telling of this traditional Innu story of how little muskrat makes an enormous sacrifice to help the wolverine and his other friends rebuild the world after a great flood is brought vividly to life by Elizabeth Jancewicz's stunning illustrations.
Educator Information
Recommended for ages 4 to 8.
Bilingual: English and Innu-aimun.
Translation into Innu-aimun by Anne Nuna.
Additional Information
36 Pages | 9" x 8" | Hardcover | 2nd Edition
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