David Bouchard
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Il existe autant d'histoires de la Création que de Premières nations en Amérique du Nord. L'histoire d'un déluge est connue des peuples autochtones à travers le monde. Mais qu'en est-il de l'origine de la Lune? Qui l'a créée et dans quel but? Sous la Lune de Corbeau est un récit enchanteur qui raconte la création de grand-mère Lune et la façon dont elle a exercé son pouvoir sur un jeune couple qui ne se doutait de rien. L'histoire se déroule...
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ÉDitions Des Plaines
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2008
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Français
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Depuis plusieurs générations, les Cris des plaines du Nord racontent la légende de la Qu'Appelle. Dans la tragique histoire d'amour inspirée de cette légende, un jeune brave, Ikciv, doit quitter sa belle pour mener avec les siens un raid contre les Pieds-Noirs. Dévastée par son absence, Witoniatombe malade de chagrin et meurt en prononçant son nom. Selon les anciens Cris, si vous marchez dans la prairie et êtes bien attentif, vous entendrez...
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Renowned Cree painter Allen Sapp's inspired and stunning artwork beautifully complements this sweet story of a young First Nations boy preparing for his first pow-wow. The young boy's Nokum-his beloved grandmother-guides him through the exciting day and watches over him as events unfold. David Bouchard's rhythmic and informative text is based on remembrances from Allen Sapp's childhood.
Winner of the Governor General's Literacy Award, The Song Within...
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There are as many Creation stories as there are First Nations on Turtle Island. The story of a Great Flood is known to indigenous people in every corner of the world. But what about the Moon? Who made her? What was her intended purpose? Beneath Raven Moon is an enchanting tale of the creation of Grandmother Moon and of the first time she wove her spell on a young, unsuspecting couple. The story unfolds in the territory of the Kwakwaka'wakw people...
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"Dreamcatcher and the Seven Deceivers, the sequel to the Seven Sacred Teachings, warns of voices we can expect to hear in our dreamtime – voices that do not represent the Sacred Teachings. These are the voices of Seven Deceivers who are spoken of by name. The allure of their whisperings is carefully spelled out in order that all might come to know what to listen for. Dreamcatcher and the Seven Deceivers is a carefully woven telling of how and why...
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I am often asked how a person comes to know their totem. When I am, I answer by asking this question: "If at night, before you close your eyes to travel to your dream time, if then you picture one of your wild cousins to whom you might ask guidance or give thanks, what would it be?" More often than not, your totem will be there, right before your eyes. You do not have to get fancy, just close your eyes and let it come to you. Chances are it will....
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The Seven Sacred Teachings is a message of traditional values and hope for the future. The Teachings are universal to most First Nation peoples. These Teachings are aboriginal communities from coast to coast. They are a link that ties First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities together. David Bouchard is Canada's most renowned and awarded Métis author. Dr. Joseph Martin has spent his life coming to understand the Sacred Teachings. Métis Kristy Cameron...
10) The Great Race
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Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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To help her arrange her paper cut-outs of the animals in the Chinese zodiac in the proper order, a young girl's grandmother tells her the story of the race in which each animal secured its place.
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Medicine Wheel Education
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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'We Learn from the Sun' is an Indigenous rhyming poem with colourful illustrations about the seven sacred teachings that can be learned from the sun. This richly illustrated book by Metis writer David Bouchard and Metis illustrator Kristy Cameron, weaves together Woodland style paintings with a rhythmic poem about the spiritual lessons that we can learn from the Sun and the seven sacred teachings.
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Red Deer Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Dancing Raven was a dancer - the best from all the nations. But the other men and boys in his village don't appreciate Dancing Raven's talent - hunting, fishing and tracking are the truly important talents. Dancing Raven must prove to his village the importance of his song.
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Medicine Wheel Education
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Mother Earth, we come from her, we go to her, without her we wouldn't be here, she gives all of us life, and because of her, we are all one family. In almost all 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 while sharing a greater concept of seeing the world as our natural family."--Back...
