Fort Chipewyan Homecoming: A Journey to Native Canada (We Are Still Here) [Library Binding]

Morningstar Mercredi (Author), Carly Bordeau (Illustrator), Darren McNally (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: We Are Still Here

Twelve-year-old Matthew Dunn learns about the traditional ways of his Chipewyan, Cree, and Mâetis ancestors on a trip to Fort Chipewyan, in Alberta, Canada.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6. In this photographic essay, 12-year-old Matthew Dunn takes a trip to Fort Chipewyan in Alberta, Canada, to learn about his Chipewyan, Metis, and Cree heritage. His visit to relatives coincides with the community's celebration of Treaty Days, commemorating the 1899 agreement that gave the Chipewyans hunting and fishing rights as well as reservation land. Each year the people gather for games, dances, sports, and feasting. Matthew also learns about traditional ways of fishing and drying fish; making bannock, a quick bread that can be cooked over a campfire; and native beadwork and crafts. The clear, full-color photos support the clearly written text. Although similar to Russell M. Peters's Clambake (Lerner, 1992), this book has a more personal viewpoint because the author, Matthew's mother, includes a preface remembering her own childhood in Fort Chipewyan.?Mollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082252659X
• ISBN-13: 978-0822526599
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,841,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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