The first blade of sweetgrass : a Native American story
by Greenlaw, Suzanne (Author), Frey, Gabriel (Author)
Summary
"In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making"-- Full description
Summary: |
"In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making"-- |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
ISBN: |
9780884487609 0884487601 |
Author Notes: |
Suzanne Greenlaw (Orono, ME) is Maliseet and a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. A PhD candidate in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, she works to restore Wabanaki stewardship practices across various land tenure systems throughout Maine. Gabriel Frey (Orono, ME) is Passamaquoddy and a citizen of Passamaquoddy at Sipayik. He is an award-winning basket maker, artist, and cultural knowledge keeper. His mother and Suzanne and Gabriel's two daughters, Musqon and Alamossit, helped inspire this story. |