The Flower Merchant
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Author/Creator
Duane Niatum
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Poem.
Compilation of 15 short stores originally published in 1976.
Designed for Grades 8 to 12. Adaptation of a traditional Inuit story about two girls to are captured by a mythical creature called Mangittatuarjuk.
A series of paintings and text written by the artist narrate pieces of her father’s story, and through the narrative offer a comparison of Dene and Western world-views and understandings of well-being. Journal has reversed the text of the third and fourth paintings.
English Thesis (PhD) -- University of Alberta, 2018.