Ininatig's Gift of Sugar


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Describes how Indians have relied on the sugar maple tree for food and tells how an Anishinabe Indian in Minnesota continues his people's traditions by teaching students to tap the trees and make maple sugar.




Ininatig's Gift Of Sugar


Book Description

Describes how Indians have relied on the sugar maple tree for food and tells how an Anishinabe Indian in Minnesota continues his people's traditions by teaching students to tap the trees and make maple sugar.




Nectar and Ambrosia


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A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend. Now, for the first time, the magic properties and uses of food by both mortals and immortals as represented in the world's myths and legends are brought together and explained in Nectar and Ambrosia. This A–Z volume is filled with an abundance of exotic lore and legend.




At Grandpa's Sugar Bush


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As his grandpa shows him the traditional way of making maple syrup, a boy finds his bond with nature strengthened.




Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults


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"A careful selection of children's and young adult books with multicultural themes and topics which were published in the United States and Canada between 1991 and 1996"--Preface, p. vii.




Voyageur


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We are Still Here


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A powerful, insider's history of the first decade of the American Indian Movement.




A Broken Flute


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The Winona dilemma / Lois Beardslee -- No word for goodbye / Mary TallMountain -- About the contributors.




A Story to Tell


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Frances Nannauck Kraus takes her eleven-year-old granddaughter, Marissa, to Kake, Alaska--the place of much of their family history. On one of their walks, they climb up a hill to the tallest totem poles in the world. On their way up the hill, Fran tells Marissa stories about some of the history and traditions of the Tlingit people. Marissa begins to have a better understanding of her heritage and learns the importance of sharing that knowledge with others--by telling her stories.