Blueberry Patch: Meennunyakaa

Blueberry Patch: MeennunyakaaWritten in English and Anishinaabemowin. Based in Duck Bay, Manitoba, in the 1940s, an Elder shares his experience of packing up to go out to collect blueberries, a traditional gathering that took place every summer. He describes the journey and landscape with humor and such vivid imagery that readers will see themselves there with him, boarding the trail of wagons from surrounding communities and heading east toward the blueberry patch. The Elder's

is suitable for all ages of would-be activists

she was largely self-taught

There are 'conversations' to address concerns familiar to the Native community

waterways and coastlines

prophecies

probing the connections between fashion and history

Zitkala-Sa wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life

she introduces us to horses

including being named an ALA Notable Children s Book and a Jane Addams Honor Book

and letters from missionaries

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