The Gift Is in the Making

Anishinaabeg Stories

by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

tagged: aboriginal & indigenous, general (see also headings under social themes), values & virtues, short stories

Description

The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings to a new generation. Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are respected, the tiniest being has influence in the world, and unconditional love binds families and communities to each other and to their homeland. Sprinkled with gentle humour and the Anishinaabe language, this collection of stories speaks to children and adults alike, and reminds us of the timelessness of stories that touch the heart.

About the Author

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Leanne Simpson is a researcher, writer, and educator of Mississauga and Scottish ancestry. She is a member of the gidigaa bzhiw dodem and a citizen of the Nishnaabeg nation. Leanne holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and is the past director of Indigenous Environmental Studies at Trent University. Her research interests include Indigenist theory and methodology, Indigenous political cultures and traditional governance, Nishnaabeg women, Indigenous Knowledge, and Indigenous philosophies on land and the environment. Leanne currently teaches at the Centre for World Indigenous Knowledgeat Athabasca University and has previously taught at Trent University, the University of Victoria, the University of Manitoba, and Tampere University in Finland.

Contributor Notes

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer and academic, who has been widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. She is a band member of Alderville First Nation. Leanne is the author of four books, including This Accident of Being Lost, Islands of Decolonial Love, and Dancing on Our Turtle's Back, and she is the editor of three anthologies.

Age:: 9 to 12
Grade:: 4 to 6

Editorial Reviews

This was an absolutely exquisite book [...] sprinkled about with Nishnaabemowin so by the end of the book, you’ll be newly familiar with a number of beautiful words [...] This felt like a book of sacred texts.

— Goodreads

This was an absolutely exquisite book...sprinkled about with Nishnaabemowin so by the end of the book, you’ll be newly familiar with a number of beautiful words...This felt like a book of sacred texts.

— Goodreads