Siha Tooskin Knows the Love of the Dance

Paul-Siha Tooskin-has invited his friend, Jeff, to a powwow. It's Jeff's very first powwow, and is he ever nervous! What if he says or does the wrong thing? Grass dancers, Fancy Shawl dancers, Chicken dancers-what does it all mean? Follow along as Jeff learns all about the dances and their beautiful traditions. See you at the powwow!

About the author

Charlene Bearhead (she/her/hers) is an educator and Indigenous education advocate living in Treaty 6 Territory in central Alberta. She was the first Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Education Coordinator for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Charlene was recently honoured with the Alumni Honours Award from the University of Alberta and currently serves as the Director of Reconciliation for Canadian Geographic. She is a mother and a grandmother who began writing stories to teach her own children as she raised them. Adaptations of these stories have now been published as the Siha Tooskin Knows series, which she co-wrote with her husband, Wilson.

Summary

Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—has invited his friend, Jeff, to a powwow. It’s Jeff’s very first powwow, and is he ever nervous! What if he says or does the wrong thing? Grass dancers, Fancy Shawl dancers, Chicken dancers—what does it all mean? Follow along as Jeff learns all about the dances and their beautiful traditions. See you at the powwow!
The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.

Foreword

Thundering drums, rattling hooves, clinking jingles—come along with Paul, Jeff, and Uncle Lenard to the powwow!

Product details

• Authors: Charlene Bearhead, Wilson Bearhead
• Assisted by: Chloe Bluebird Mustooch (Illustration), Chloe Bluebird Mustooch (Illustration)
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781553798521
• ISBN: 978-1-55379-852-1
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 201 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Series: Siha Tooskin Knows
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Kanada, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Canada / Native Canadian, JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / General