Meennunyakaa / Blueberry Patch

Based in Duck Bay, Manitoba, in the 1940s, an Elder shares his experience of packing up to go out to collect blueberries, a traditional gathering that took place every summer. He describes the journey and landscape with humor and such vivid imagery that readers will see themselves there with him, boarding the trail of wagons from surrounding communities and heading east toward the blueberry patch. The Elder’s stories offer a journey back in time and are complemented by images of fields of plump blueberries, tall green grass, bannock baking over an open fire, clear freshwater streams and the tents the people slept in.

Written in English and Anishinaabemowin.

AUTHOR

Jennifer Leason

Dr. Jennifer Leason is an off-reserve member of Minegoziibe Anishinabe, Pine Creek First Nation, in Manitoba, and the proud mother of Lucas and Lucy. Dr. Leason is the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness and an associate professor at the University of Calgary. She is the author and illustrator of Meennunyakaa / Blueberry Patch. She lives in Treaty 6 Territory.

AUTHOR

Norman Chartrand

Norman Chartrand is Saulteaux–Métis Anishinaabek. He is Jennifer’s great-uncle and the son of Elise Beauchamp and Arthur Jacque (Jimmy) Chartrand. Elise Beauchamp was the daughter of Philoméne Klyne and Jean Beauchamp. Julia Brass was the daughter of Julia McLeod of Pelly and George Brass. Jean Beauchamp was the son of Nancy Chartrand and Joseph Beauchamp. His ancestors come from the Riding Mountain territory in Manitoba.He is a member of the Pine Creek Indian Band in Camperville, Manitoba.

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★ ?Acutely joyful.?
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Dimensions:

32 Pages
8in * 8in * 0.375in
300gr

Published:

September 24, 2019

City of Publication:

Penticton

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Theytus Books

ISBN:

9781926886589

Book Subjects:

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island / General

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Language:

eng

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