Perdita Felicien s mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures poverty, domestic violence and even homelessness. However, she still encouraged and supported her youngest daughter s athletic dreams. Felicien would go on to be a world-class hurdler and one of Canada s greatest track athletes.
My Mother s Daughter is the story of these two women, and how their love for each other got them through difficult times and changed their lives.
Leonard Sumner’s musical journey has come full circle in more ways than one.
Cover art by Luke Swinson
Leonard Sumner’s third album, Thunderbird, is a return to his roots as a hip-hop artist.
In March, the Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Little Saskatchewan First Nation released
Thunderbird, his third full-length album and a return to his roots as a hip-hop artist.
Sumner has never been tied to one sound; since 2013, he’s been putting out music that blends folk, country and rap vocals atop the steady strumming of his acoustic guitar. In
Thunderbird, the twang has been replaced with beats and rhymes.
Tasha Spillett-Sumner's picture book I Sang You Down From the Stars tells the story of a new mom who is preparing to welcome her first child into the world with Indigenous traditions.
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These 10 exquisite picture books for children focus on family, friends and nature It s the simple but crucial things that matter in these wise and beautiful picture books for young children. February 20, 2021 11:53am Text size Copy shortlink: I Sang You Down From the Stars, by Tasha Spillett-Sumner, illustrated by Michaela Goade. (Little, Brown, $18.99, ages 4-8. In stores April 6.)
Inniniwak (Cree) and Trinidadian writer Tasha Spillett-Sumner draws on her Native heritage to tell a loving story of a mother and infant. I loved you before I met you, she says. As the baby grows inside of her, the mother gathers significant objects a feather, a pebble, a quilt to give to her child. In January, Michaela Goade, who is Tlingit, became the first Native artist to win the prestigious Caldecott Medal (for We Are Water Protectors ). Her dreamy watercolor and mixed media illustrations for this book swirl and sparkle w