Dancing With Our Ancestors (eBook)

Robert Davidson, Sara Florence Davidson (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2022
40 Seiten
Portage & Main Press (Verlag)
978-1-77492-026-8 (ISBN)

Infos

In this tender picture book, Sara Florence Davidson transports readers to theexcitement of apotlatchin Hydaburg, Alaskaher last memory of dancing with her late brother.It feels like my brother and I have always known how to sing the songs and dance the dances of our Haida ancestors. Unlike our father, we were born after the laws that banned our cultural practices were changed. The potlatch ban did not exist during our time, so we grew up dancing and singing side by side.The invitations have been sent. The food has been prepared. The decorations have been hung. And now the day of the potlatch has finally arrived! Guests from all over come to witness this bittersweet but joyful celebration of Haida culture and community.Written by the creators of Potlatch as Pedagogy, this book brings the Skada Principles to life through the art of Janine Gibbons.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.10.2022
• Illustrationen: Janine Gibbons
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Religion / Philosophie / Psychologie
• ISBN-10: 1-77492-026-3 / 1774920263
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77492-026-8 / 9781774920268