Why Indigenous Literatures Matter Literacy will appeal to all readers

will appeal to all readers with its engaging message and artwork

Single page profiles about Amber Hill and Awehiyo Thomas appear in the Haudenosaunee section

Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the Arctic is an authorized student support resource for Alberta Education grade 10

and the Politics of Indigenity in the Americas edited by Maximilian Forte is a collection of 8 essays examining the changing roles of race and place in the politics of defining Indigenous identities in the Americas

Although environmental responsibility often seems like an overwhelming task

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter Literacy will appeal to all readersWhy Indigenous Literatures Matter asserts the vital significance of literary expression to the political, creative, and intellectual efforts of Indigenous peoples today. In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship traditions: How do we learn to be human? How do we become good relatives? How do we become good ancestors? How do we learn to live