The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings for a new generation. Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are respected, the tiniest being has influence in the world, and unconditional love binds families and communities to each other and to their homeland. Sprinkled with gentle humour and the Anishinaabe language, this collection of stories speaks to children and adults alike, and reminds us of the timelessness of stories that touch the heart.
Also available as an audiobook narrated by Tiffany Ayalik. Find it through your favourite audio retailer!
Table of Content
Contents
Introduction
1 Our Treaty with the Hoof Nation
2 The Baagaataa’awa Game that Changed Everything
3 All our Relations
4 A Gift from a Very Smart Little Green Frog
5 She Knew Exactly What To Do
6 Zhingwaak Gets a Little Snippy
7 Please Be Careful When You’re Getting Smart
8 It’s You Who Makes the Name Powerful
9 Good Neighbours
10 Want
11 Zhigaag’s Powerful Medicine
12 The Place of Muddy Water
13 It’s a Very Good Thing to Be Yourself
14 Honouring Ojiig in the Night Sky
15 Gwiiwzens Makes a Lovely Discovery
16 The Star People Are Always Watching
17 Zhiishiib Makes Everybody Lunch
18 Makwa, the Great Faster
19 She Had a Beautiful, Speckled Design
20 The Rock on Miskwaadesi’s Back
21 The Gift Is in the Making
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
About the author
Amanda Strong is a Michif, Indigenous filmmaker, media artist, and stop motion director currently based out of the unceded Coast Salish territory also known as Vancouver, British Columbia. She has exhibited work and screened films worldwide, including at the Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. @spottedfawnartMore ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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