wîpison = The baby swing

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"This story tells of the origin of the baby swing in the Cree tradition. Morning Star's mother is bringing home a new baby, so her Nôkhom (grandmother) and her father are making a swing for the baby. Grandmother tells Morning Star the legend of how Grandmother Earth brought materials for the swing to a young woman named White Flower, who had been left to care for many babies while the parents were off hunting. White Flower was in tears because t...

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ISBN:

9781926696690
1926696697

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Baby swing

Notes:

"This is a Woodland Cree Cultural Resource for the classroom to help children to learn about traditional parenting roles and responsibilities from a young age, while also teaching them cree language reading, writing and singing. At the core of this resource are four Cree storybooks that bring ancient Indigenous teachings to a new generation"--back cover
Parallel text in English and Cree syllabics and standard Roman orthography (SRO)

Control Number:

3027377

Other Authors:

Mustooch, Chloe Bluebird, 1991- illustrator

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