Meet Your Family / Gikenim Ginii'igoog

Meet Your Family / Gikenim Ginii'igoogMother Earth we come from her, we go to her and without her we wouldn't be here. She gives all of us life and, because of her, we are all one family. In many segments of Indigenous life, we speak of Mother Earth, Father Sky, Grandfather Sun and Grandmother Moon. Meet Your Family is a rhythmic poem that will enlighten readers on how to view these important figures and share a greater concept of seeing the world as our natural family. Presented in both

that generates rather than destroys

the role of Ojibwe culture and tradition

Sections on vegetables and beans

treaty rights guardian

Three essays by John G

had worked with Samuel and Gideon Pond and Dr

which sets into motion his family's unraveling

unable to rebuild

a reserve community in what is now southwestern Quebec

that delight readers and language learners with the antics of animals who playfully deal with situations familiar to children in all cultures

Originally included in a 1909 book of Dakota tales

the Dakotas