Bad Boys and Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judith Timson
Maclean's, vol. 109, no. 50, December 9, 1996, p. 68
Description
Book review of: Traplines by Eden Robinson.
Looks at a project that encourages Inuit people to begin writing their stories and, in this way, pass on Inuit culture and language to the next generation.
Children's story about harvesting wild leek or ramps; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Designed for Grade 6 students.
Recommended for Grades 1 to 3.
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
Traditional Seneca story.
Traditional Sami story.
Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.
Historical note: