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Book - Okawisimaw Omekiwin Askihkanihk Ohci / Auntie's Rez Surprise

Book - Okawisimaw Omekiwin Askihkanihk Ohci / Auntie's Rez Surprise

by Heather O'Watch and Ellie Arscott
$21.95 - $21.95
$21.95
$21.95 - $21.95
$21.95
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Auntie always greets Cree in Nehiyaw when she comes for a visit. When Auntie arrives with a surprise gift hidden in her bag, Cree can’t wait to discover what it is. The first clue? It’s from the rez. As Cree tries to figure out what it might be, the bag starts to move! Dual-language edition in English and Plains Cree, Y Dialect
Hardcover, 2023
24 Pages
8.5 x 8.5
Ages 6-8 / Grades 1-3

By Heather O’Watch, illustrated by Ellie Arscott, and translated by Dorothy Thunder
tānisi! my little one, tānisi!

Heather O'Watch is a Nakota and Nehiyaw woman from Okanese First Nation, located in Treaty 4 Territory. She lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. Heather is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan and hopes to continue a career in governance and policy. Heather enjoys spending time with her family, relatives, and five dogs. 

Ellie Arscott grew up in a small Ontario town where three generations of "Nonnas" before her also called it home. Ellie graduated from Sheridan College in Interpretive Illustration. Her illustration debut Night Walk was awarded a SCBWI Canada East Crystal Kite. Ellie lives in Toronto's east end with her family.

Dorothy Thunder is a Plains Cree (nêhiyawiskwêw) from Little Pine First Nation, Saskatchewan and full-time Cree instructor in Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. 

Second Story Press was co-founded in 1988 by Margie Wolfe and three other women dedicated to publishing feminist-inspired books for adults and young readers. For 30 years Second Story Press has published books that matter, many of which have been translated into over 50 languages and have been sold around the world.