Siksikawa Otaawahsinnowa: Where the Blackfoot People Live
by Payne Many Guns
Description:
Publisher's description (Calgary Library, Durville and UpRoute Books, 2019):
This timeless story written by teenage Blackfoot author Payne Many Guns captures the many ways the Siksika live in harmony with the land, animals, and stars in their traditional territory.
Author biography (Calgary Public Library):
My name is Payne Many Guns. My traditional name is Iikootsomin which means “Red Wing.” It is my great-greatgrandfather’s name that I am honoured to have. I am a member of the Siksika Nation which is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. I come from a long line of chiefs and signatories of Treaty 7. I am also the founder and owner of Niitsitapi Co. which is an Indigenous clothing brand. I am very passionate about my language and culture because of the knowledge, pride, strength, and resiliency it gives me.
Resource format: Picturebook
Age recommendation: grades K- 6
Keywords: plains, Blackfoot, tipi, hills, live, learning on the land, Porcupine Hills, Great Sandhills, Sweetgrass Hills, mountains, Chief Mountain, Castle Mountain, Crowsnest Mountain, river, Bow River, Yellowstone River, North Saskstchewan River, water animals, Mamii, Amonisii, Ksistakii, land animals, Iinii, Ponoka, Miisinsskii, mountain animals, bear, lynx, mountain goat, sky animals, bird, crow, eagle, insects, bee, spider, ant, plants, medicine, sweetgrass, saskatoon berry, mint, Siipatsimaan, Okonoki, Kakitsimo, cities, Mohkinstsis, Omahkoyis, Sikoohkotok, reserves, Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Amskapi Piikuni, stars, Iipisoowaahs, Ihkitsikammiksi, Mioohpoiksi
Year of publication: 2019
Publisher information: Calgary Library, Durville and UpRoute Books
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