Aakomimmihtanii: Love

Publisher's description (Calgary Library, Durville and UpRoute Books, 2019): 
A beautiful illustration of the many ways love is alive in Blackfoot traditions and culture. A soft, gentle, and pure reflection of Siksikaitsitapi values.

Mai’stoistowaakii (Crow Pretty Woman) Sheena Potts (Calgary Public Library).
Niitsi Piikaniaakii. I am a Piikani woman.
Nitsikohtatsiika’si nokosiksi kii nisotana. I am proud mother and grandmother.
Niitsikoyikitomai’takapinaan Siksitaitapisini. We practise the ways of Siksikaitsitapi.
Niitsininamsskaapinaan. We belong to the Thunder Pipe Society.
Iyipposstoyiitsi nitaanist ksinima’tstohoki’p. I have been an educator for 30 years

Resource format: Picturebook 

Age recommendation: grades K- 6

Keywords: love, family, Treaty 7, Blackfoot, values, oral traditions, traditional knowledge, languages, smudge, poem, poetry, baby, tradition, nature, earth, art, Blackfoot Confederacy, teachings, Piikani, Blackfoot traditions, illustration, culture, Siksikaitsitapi 

Year of publication: 2019

Publisher information: Calgary Library, Durville and UpRoute Books