portada Blue Camas, Blue Camas (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Danielle S. Marcotte

Editorial

Heritage House

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781772035247

Categorías

Canadá
Relativo a los pueblos indígenas
Ficción infantil / ficción juvenil: ficción general
Ficción infantil / ficción juvenil: ficción histórica
Infantil/juvenil, interés general: personas y lugares

Blue Camas, Blue Camas (en Inglés)

Danielle S. Marcotte (Autor) · Heritage House · Tapa Blanda

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Blue Camas, Blue Camas tells the story of a flower that is native to the Northwest Coast of North America. For thousands of years, it has been considered a sacred and valuable plant by the Indigenous Peoples of this region, who harvested and traded Blue Camas bulbs all along the west coast. At the height of this period, meadows would come alive with the bright wildflowers, which would attract dozens of species of butterflies and birds, and entire villages would work together to harvest the plant and ensure its continued growth. When Europeans arrived and began to colonize the land, they did not see the value of the Blue Camas plant, and in fact saw the meadows where the plant had been harvested as ideal terrain to grow their own crops. The story takes place at the point of contact between a Lkwungen community and a group of Irish settlers, who see the land in very different ways. This beautifully illustrated picture book is an ode to a way of life that was threatened and nearly destroyed through miscommunication and colonization. It also raises awareness for food rights, biodiversity, and the preservation of ecosystems, offering children and teachers the opportunity to discuss these important themes in an open and constructive way.