The Land Is Our Storybook
Told in a uniquely diverse range of northern voices, with a child-centred approach, books in The Land Is Our Storybook series highlight each official Aboriginal language group in the NWT, revealing a richly textured picture of life in the North-on the trapline, around the campfire, in communities, at school, and within the outdoor school that is the land itself. The series celebrates the seasons, ages, genders, traditional activities, and communities of the NWT.
The stories are illustrated by the striking images of acclaimed northern photographer, Tessa Macintosh and depict the similarities in lifestyle between children of the North and South, as well as the marked cultural differences, and highlight the special relationship these First Nations people have with the land and how they are adapting to rapid change while remaining connected to the land. Images of the landscape and animals within it, of trapping, hunting, fishing, and bannock baking sit alongside pictures of children at school, swimming at recreation centres, and reading in libraries. Here is modern northern culture painted beautifully: a complex mix of the new and the old.
These wonderful books, written with a variety of provincial and territorial curricula in mind, are specially designed for the classroom and include special features such as glossaries relating details on animals biology and cultural definitions, regional and language maps. The text of the stories also have sidebars such as Our Stories, which contain the stories of the people and language group featured, and Our Words, which highlight words in the featured language that are important to the story.
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Nos histoires sont vivantes
Author Mindy Willett With Therese Zoe Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh Translated by France Benoit
$19.95 ISBN: 9781897252994 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fifth House Publication Date: 2011-12-05 -
Le caribou nourrit notre âme : The Caribou Feed Our Soul (French)
Author Mindy Willett & Peter Enzoe Photographs by Tessa Macintosh Translated by France Benoit
$19.95 ISBN: 9781927083055 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fifth House Publication Date: 2012-10-26 -
Fiers d'etre Innvialuits
Author James Pokiak & Mindy Willett Photographs by Tessa Macintosh
$19.95 ISBN: 9781927083062 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fifth House Publication Date: 2012-10-26 -
No Borders : Kigliqangittuq
Author Darla Evyagotailak & Mindy Willett Photographs by Tessa Macintosh
$19.95 ISBN: 9781927083079 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fifth House Publication Date: 2013-02-25 -
Sharing Our Truths/Tapwe
Author Henry Beaver & Mindy Willett With Eileen Beaver Photographs by Tessa Macintosh
$19.95 ISBN: 9781927083529 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fifth House Publication Date: 2019-06-26