Naaahsa is an Artist! (HC) Law This Winter with Grandma story

This Winter with Grandma story is a fine example of Ruby Slipperjack's skill in presenting a young woman's perspective through the diary entries rather than simply telling readers about the reality of northern Ontario life in the 1960s

Written in Inuktitut (using both syllabics and transliterated roman orthography) and English the 24-page book tells readers about the girls and their family in simple poetry format along with colour drawings of key activities the girls enjoyed while growing up

adjunct professor in the department of history at Carleton University compiled the eight treaties in this volume

re-centering women and their critical role in transmitting cultural knowledge

They say he left the NHL to return to the family and culture that the Canadian government had ripped away from him

Naaahsa is an Artist! (HC) Law This Winter with Grandma storyWritten and illustrated by Hali Heavy Shield, a multidisciplinary artist and a member of the Blood Tribe of Southern Alberta. A young girl celebrates her grandmothers art and the connection between them. Naaahsa says art is a language everyone understands. Sometimes we make art together. We draw, we bead, we sing. Sometimes Naaahsa tells stories in Blackfoot. I even get to go with her to see her art show at the National Gallery. Naaahsa is famous for