Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome Cree With connections to traditional homelands

With connections to traditional homelands being at the heart of Native identity

" Publishers Weekly

In Raven's Echo

and tried to come to grips with African American slavery

remembering the sharpness of unmuted feeling from long ago

Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome Cree With connections to traditional homelandsBusy beavers have a family reunion in this story that celebrates Indigenous perspectives. Its a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins finally arrive, Nishiime disappears. Lively, immersive illustrations show Amik and her cousins as they search the woods for Nishiime. Each creature they encounter,