William Dumas
The Gift of the Little People: A Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Ithiniwak Story
The Gift of the Little People: A Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Ithiniwak Story
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In this illustrated short story, William Dumas shares a teaching about hope in the face of adversity. The Rocky Cree fill their canoes with furs to trade with the new visitors in mistiwāsahak (Hudson Bay), but not all are welcome. When the canoes return home, the Rocky Cree begin to collapse one by one, drenched in sweat and slipping into delirium. Kākakiw seeks guidance through prayer and is given the medicine his people need by a visitor in the night. He must overcome doubt to follow the traditional teachings of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak and trust in the gift of the Little People to save his people from certain death.
Format: Hardback
Length: 48 pages
Publication date: 31 August 2022
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
I don't remember seeing books when I was a little boy. But the old people, they grew up listening to stories. And so, every night, when the old people were done with their evening prayers, they would sit and they would tell us stories too.
At the time of the spring thaw, the Rocky Cree fill their canoes with furs, eager to trade with the new visitors in Mistiwāsahak (Hudson Bay). But not all of the new visitors are welcome.
When the canoes return home to the shores of the misinipī river, the Rocky Cree begin to collapse one by one, drenched in sweat and slowly slipping into delirium. Kākakiw struggles to help the sick as more and more people pass into the spirit world. Exhausted physically, emotionally, and spiritually, he seeks guidance through prayer.
Hope finally comes with a visitor in the night: one of the Little People, small beings who are just like us. If Kākakiw can journey to their home, he will be given the medicine his people need. All he has to do is paddle through a cliff of solid bedrock to get there.
To save his people from certain death, Kākakiw must overcome doubt to follow the traditional teachings of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak and trust in the gift of the Little People.
In this illustrated short story for all ages, celebrated Rocky Cree storyteller William Dumas shares a teaching about hope in the face of adversity. This book is a companion story to The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak series.
Weight: 249g
Dimension: 231 x 160 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781553799924
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