Bagone Giizhig: The Hole in the Sky/Aaniindi Nitam Anishinaabeg Gaa-Ondaadiziwad / Where the First People Came From Chilcotin and the nation

and the nation

Time with family has always been important to Métis families and in this story it is the arrival of family - cousins

The highlight of her summer is attending the annual powwow with her new friends

This special edition includes a new introduction by the author and two new stories in illustrated format

Ryan Duplassie

Bagone Giizhig: The Hole in the Sky/Aaniindi Nitam Anishinaabeg Gaa-Ondaadiziwad / Where the First People Came From Chilcotin and the nation"Aadizookaanan or Sacred Stories were passed down for thousands of years, filling the long winter nights with Anishinaabeg oral histories, philosophies, and ceremonies. Bagone Giizhig is one of the many ancient stories that Anishinaabeg Ancestors have gifted us. The constellations of Wenaboozhoo and Bagone Giizhig rise in the East during the Winter season. This signifies when it is time to share Aadizookaanan and reminds the Anishinaabeg of where they