number | title | Author | Edition | Publisher | available | style |
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9781774920244 | Dancing With Our Ancestors | Davidson Sara Florence | Portage & Main / Highwater | 6 |
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Upcoming Virtual Author Event - September 26th, 2022
Dr. Sara Florence Davidson Book Event
Date: Monday, September 26 | 4:00 – 5:30PM
Location: Virtual
Format: Sara will introduce you to her two latest books and discuss the how she is able to find time to research and write with her busy academic schedule. She will also speak to the impact she hopes to make with her books and how her time spent writing impacts her personally. Sara’s presentation will be followed up by a Q&A Session with the participants.
Presented in partnership with the Faculty of Education Alumni Engagement Office
https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/virtual-book-event/
In this tender picture book, Sara Florence Davidson transports readers to the excitement of a potlatch in Hydaburg, Alaska—her last memory of dancing with her late brother.
It feels like my brother and I have always known how to sing the songs and dance the dances of our Haida ancestors. Unlike our father, we were born after the laws that banned our cultural practices were changed. The potlatch ban did not exist during our time, so we grew up dancing and singing side by side.
The invitations have been sent. The food has been prepared. The decorations have been hung. And now the day of the potlatch has finally arrived! Guests from all over come to witness this bittersweet but joyful celebration of Haida culture and community.
Written by the creators of Potlatch as Pedagogy, this book brings the Sk'ad'a Principles to life through the art of Janine Gibbons.
By Sara Florence Davidson & Robert Davidson | Illustrated by Janine Gibbons