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Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian
$16.95
Format:
Paperback
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Beothuk; Mi'kmaq;
ISBN / Barcode: 9781550819885
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian continues the story of Mi’kmaw guide Sylvester Joe, whose traditional name is Suliewey, as he seeks out the last remaining Beothuk community.
In My Indian, Sylvester was hired by William Cormack in 1822 to guide him across Newfoundland in search of Beothuk encampments. In fact, he followed the advice of his Elders and guided Cormack away from the Beothuk.
In this sequel, having parted ways with Cormack at St. George’s Bay, Sylvester decides to go out on his own, in search of the winter camp of the last of the remaining Beothuk.
Written as fiction, by two Mi’kmaq authors, Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian supports Mi’kmaq oral history of friendly relationships with the Beothuk.
The novel reclaims the settler narrative that the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq of Newfoundland were enemies and represents an existing kinship between the Mi’kmaq and the Beothuk.
Rich in oral history, the descriptions of traditional ceremonies and sacred medicines, the use of Mi’kmaw language, and the teachings of two-spirit place readers on the land and embed them in the strong relationships described throughout the book.
Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 12 to 14.
This is the second book in the My Indian series.
Additional Information
232 pages | 5.25" x 8.00" | b&w illustrations | Paperback
232 pages | 5.25" x 8.00" | b&w illustrations | Paperback
My Indian
$16.95
Format:
Paperback
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Beothuk; Mi'kmaq;
ISBN / Barcode: 9781550818789
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
In 1822, William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals, Cormack refers to his guide only as “My Indian.”
Now, almost two hundred years later, Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe, the Mi’kmaq guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction, My Indian follows Sylvester Joe from his birth (in what is now known as Miawpukek First Nation) and early life in his community to his journey across the island with Cormack. But will Sylvester Joe lead Cormack to the Beothuk, or will he protect the Beothuk and lead his colonial explorer away?
In rewriting the narrative of Cormack’s journey from the perspective of his Mi’kmaq guide, My Indian reclaims Sylvester Joe’s identity.
Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 12 to 14.
Recommended for ages 12 to 14.
This is the first book in the My Indian series.
Additional Information
176 pages | 5.25" x 8.00" | b&w illustrations
176 pages | 5.25" x 8.00" | b&w illustrations
The Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit
$17.95
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Format:
Paperback
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Beothuk;
ISBN / Barcode: 9781553794776
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
When a mishap delays Jessie at the end of a school day, she takes a shortcut home. But the shortcut turns into an adventure, as Jessie is transported through time and space, to early 19th-century Newfoundland. There she meets Shawnadithit who, as the last surviving member of the Beothuk, has witnessed the end of a once-great people.
Educator & Series Information
Tales from Big Spirit is a unique graphic novel series that delves into the stories of great Indigenous heroes from Canadian history—some already well known and others who deserve to be. Designed to correspond to grades 4–6 social studies curriculums across Canada, these full colour graphic novels could be used in literature circles, novel studies, and book clubs to facilitate discussion of social studies topics. These books will help students make historical connections while promoting important literacy skills.
Grades 4-6
A Teacher's Guide is also available for the Tales from the Big Spirit Series: Tales from the Big Spirit Series Teacher's Guide
The teacher's guide is designed to help classroom teachers use the graphic novel series, Tales From Big Spirit, by David Alexander Robertson. The guide provides detailed lessons that meet a wide range of language arts and social studies goals, integrate Indigenous perspectives, and make curricular content more accessible to diverse learners.
This resource is also available in French: D'hier à aujourd'hui, L’héritage de Nancy April : Shawnadithit
Additional Information
30 pages | 6.50" x 10.00"
The Beothuk of Newfoundland A Vanished People
$14.95
Format:
Paperback
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Beothuk;
ISBN / Barcode: 9780920911181
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
A wonderful history of the Red Indians of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book shares all available information concerning every aspect of Beothuk life-housing, clothing, hunting methods, arts and social life. Ingeborg Marshall gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was completely destroyed after the arrival of white settlers.
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