Learning Together - a Showcase of Indigenous Children's Books
Date and Time
Location
Child Care and Learning Centre - University of Guelph
20 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Details
Join the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and the Child Care and Learning Centre for celebration of Indigenous children's authors and books. The event will feature a reading of Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome by author Nancy Cooper as well as explore a collection of children's books curated in partnership with GoodMinds.
Nancy Cooper
First Nation Communities Read Coordinator and
First Nations Consultant at Southern Ontario Library Service
Nancy is from the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation in Southern Ontario. Nancy has worked in the Native literacy field for the past 17 years and has worked as a literacy instructor, curriculum developer, field development consultant, program administrator, evaluator, tutor, board member and volunteer. After receiving her master’s degree in Adult Education, Nancy decided on a change of pace and started working with Aboriginal youth in alternative secondary programs throughout Ontario.Nancy is currenlty First Nation Communities Read coordinator and First Nations Consultant at Southern Ontario Library Service.
In collaboration with GoodMinds.com a First Nations family owned business, who is passionate about Indigenous education, they are presenting the following books for purchase.
My Star Blanket - Tanisha Chartrand
When We Are Kind - Monique Gray Smith
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know - Brittany Luby
Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome - Nancy Cooper
Heart Berry Bling - Jenny Kay Dupuis
Little Bear in Foster Care - S.P. Joseph Lyons
Nuttah & Kitchi National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration - Sandra Samatte
Treaty Words: For As Long As the Rivers Flow - Aimée Craft
The Case of Windy Lake - Michael Hutchinson
Walking in Two Worlds - Wab Kinew
This Place: 150 Years Retold - Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Indig-Enough - Nikki Soliman
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - Monique Gray Smith, Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice
Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance - Jesse Wente
A sample of each book will be available at the event. For a full listing please visit GoodMinds.com