Still This Love Goes On

Publisher's Description (Greystone Books):
A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community.

Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie’s song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree–Métis artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie’s vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece of art.

Author and Illustrator Biographies (Strong Nations and Greystone Books):
Buffy Sainte-Marie is a world-renowned and Academy Award-winning Cree singer-songwriter, activist, educator, and visual artist.

Julie Flett, a Cree-Métis author, illustrator, and artist, has received numerous awards for her work, including a Governor General’s Award and the American Indian Library Association Award. She is the author of many books, including Birdsong (Greystone Kids, 2019), winner of the 2020 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, an American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book and Boston Globe Horn Book Title.Flett lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Resource type: Picturebook

Age recommendation: Pre-kindergarten, Grades K-3

Keywords: Jingle dancing, nature, prairies, winter, buffalo, snow, beaver, geese, warmth, family, love, missing, art, tracks, moon, whale, wildflowers, summer, mountainside, run, free, play, sweetgrass, smudging, smudge, drum, sing, ainger, rainbow, fancy dancer, powwow, bead, daisy, horse, community, family, kindship, relatives, song, Cree, Metis, Alberta, Treaty 7, Treaty 6, lyrics, music, seasons

Year of publication: 2022

Publisher information: Greystone Books