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Cree, one of the major Algonquian-speaking First
Nations peoples, whose domain included
an immense area from east of Hudson and James bays
to as far west as Alberta and Great Slave Lake in
what is now Canada.
Originally inhabiting a smaller nucleus of this area, they expanded rapidly in
the 17th and 18th centuries after engaging in the fur trade and acquiring
firearms. The name Cree is a truncated form of Kristineaux, a French adaptation of
the Ojibwa name
for the James Bay band,
Kinistino. Wars with the Dakota Sioux and Blackfoot and
severe smallpox epidemics, notably
in 1784 and 1838, reduced their numbers.
NOKUM IS
MY TEACHER
"Illustrated with Cree artist Allen Sapp's
very fine paintings, which beautifully animate an old way of life. . . The
dialogue between the grandson and his Nokum is an interestingly enigmatic one,
in part because it is unclear whether the boy is summoning up the spirit of his
departed Nokum.
Does she exist in the flesh or is she a treasured
memory? Nokum's responses to her grandson's questions are enigmatic as well;
she offers not answers so much as more questions for him to consider."
"David Bouchard's "Nokum is My
Teacher" is a stunning picture book for ages seven and up."
"With beautiful, thickly brushed paintings by an award-winning Cree
artist, this bilingual picture book breaks with the formula of the wise elder
teaching the contemporary kid to respect the old ways.
Here, a boy asks Nokum (Grandma) why he has to
leave the reservation to go to school and learn to read. . . The art, including
close-ups and panoramic scenes of Cree life through seasons and generations,
shows the heartfelt bond between the boy and his beloved mentor as well as the
richness of Cree life, past and present." –
"David Bouchard is firmly established as one
of Canada's finest storytellers, and he further enhances his reputation with
this book. . . Bouchard skillfully captures the sense of disillusionment and
irrelevance that many children attach to the task of learning to read. . .
Allen Sapp's oil on canvas illustrations are richly textured and lend much to
the lyrical text.
Sapp is a Cree Elder, and his exterior winter
scenes are especially powerful in capturing the harshness of the northern
winter and in reflecting the hardiness required of a People who for centuries
have survived in such challenging surroundings. . .
The textual pages are divided into two columns,
with the text in one column presented in English and, in the other column, in
the Cree language.
Even for English-only readers such as me, the
presence of the Cree text adds to the appeal, authenticity and educative
potential of the book. . . A bilingual English and Cree audio recording is
enclosed. The Compact Disc contains a reading of the story in English, then
Cree, to the accompaniment of the aboriginal drumming group, Northern Cree. . .
Their participation in this collaboration caps off what represents the fruit of
some of Canada's finest creative talent."
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