Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush: A Mohawk Story was illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden the grandson of the author
He has spent much of his career telling the stories of Indigenous peoples and advocating for First Nation families and communities across Canada
Each poem appears in Spanish and English and the colourful illustrations of Lucia Angela Pérez appear throughout this 32-page book
there is potential to expose and destabilize patriarchal gender roles and the structures that sustain and promote continued Indigenous dispossession and disempowerment
Each primer has five fun stories
When We Were Alone (Cree) Michif Sacred Song of the HermitWhen We Were Alone by David A. Robertson, a member of Norway House Cree Nation and translated by Marsha Blacksmith, a member of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, and illustrated by Julie Flett, Cree Mtis author, illustrator, is an empowering story of resistance that gently introduces children to the history of residential schools in Canada. In When We Were Alone, a young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. As she asks questions,
