Walking together / Elder Albert Marshall & Louise Zimanyi ; illustrated by Emily Kewageshig
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto : Annick Press, [2023]Copyright date: c2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781773217765; 1773217763Subject(s): Human ecology -- Juvenile literature | Traditional ecological knowledge -- Juvenile literature | Mi'kmaq first nations -- Juvenile literature | Mi'kmaq First Nations -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: j304.2 Other classification: cci1icc Summary: This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk—or Two-Eyed Seeing in the Mi’kmaq language—as we follow a group of young children connecting to nature with their teacher. A poetic, joyful celebration of the Lands and Waters as spring unfolds: we watch for Robin's return, listen for Frog's croaking, and wonder at Maple Tree's gift of sap. Grounded in Etuaptmumk, also known as Two-Eyed Seeing, the gift of multiple perspectives, and the Mi’kmaw concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors, present, and future generations, Walking Together nurtures respectful, reciprocal, responsible relationships with the Land and Water, plant-life, animals and other-than-human beings for the benefit of allItem type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G50 M27 W25 2023 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 2738 | |
Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G50 M27 W25 2023 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 2 | Available | T 2739 |
This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk—or Two-Eyed Seeing in the Mi’kmaq language—as we follow a group of young children connecting to nature with their teacher. A poetic, joyful celebration of the Lands and Waters as spring unfolds: we watch for Robin's return, listen for Frog's croaking, and wonder at Maple Tree's gift of sap. Grounded in Etuaptmumk, also known as Two-Eyed Seeing, the gift of multiple perspectives, and the Mi’kmaw concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors, present, and future generations, Walking Together nurtures respectful, reciprocal, responsible relationships with the Land and Water, plant-life, animals and other-than-human beings for the benefit of all
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