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Tales of Nokomis
64 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1975
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May 21, 2019
These simply told legends of the Ojibwa people are told as stories within a story. The grandmother, Nokomis, uses the time she has with her grandchildren to wisely pass on the stories of her people to the next generation.
The stories are richly enhanced by the native illustrations. Both the art and the stories are unlike any white man’s. They are simple and innocent yet deep with layers of thought. Something as simple as a lizard or a water lily is given a story and a significance.
I personally learned something valuable about my heritage from this book. I not only read of the Native appreciation for the natural world but I learned that as a people we SEEK for the meaning of things around us, both in the physical world and in the spiritual.
What a great inheritance!
The stories are richly enhanced by the native illustrations. Both the art and the stories are unlike any white man’s. They are simple and innocent yet deep with layers of thought. Something as simple as a lizard or a water lily is given a story and a significance.
I personally learned something valuable about my heritage from this book. I not only read of the Native appreciation for the natural world but I learned that as a people we SEEK for the meaning of things around us, both in the physical world and in the spiritual.
What a great inheritance!
November 14, 2023
Reminds me so much of my late grandmother. Miigwetch (Thank You) for crafting such a beautiful book, Patronella Johnston. <3
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