Mawkiljemk Mi'kmawiktuk: Counting in Mi'kmaw

Mawkiljemk Mi'kmawiktuk: Counting in Mi'kmawA children's board book in both English and Mi'kmaw that allows baby to count from one to ten with beautiful illustrations based on Mi'kmaw culture. One is Ne'wt, for one bear. Two is Ta'pu, for two women at the sacred fire. Counting from one to ten in English and Mi'kmaw, baby is introduced to both the ancestral language of Mi'kmaki and to Mi'kmaw culture and legend, through beautifully rendered illustrations of important animals, such as turtle,

sometimes comedic

Dez's grandmother has passed away

both men and women

the nation

even though she lives with her tribe and practices tribal customs

and expansion drills and exercises reinforce lessons and prepare the student for further study

Wagamese shares his hurts and insights and joys

and treasure their surroundings

Out on the deep

In this bilingual book

"perhaps at the farthest reaches of the galaxy

This is a foundational text for Indigenous law and rights and the global struggle of Indigenous Peoples in the face of modern states