内容简介
Canada'sAboriginalpeopleshaveshapedthiscountryincountlessways.Theirstoryiscentraltothenation'sidentity---indeed,theword?Canada?isderivedfromtheHuron-Haudenosauneeword?kanata,?whichmeans?ourvillage.?ThistitleintheacclaimedKidsBookofseriesisabalanced,in-depthlookatthecultures,strugglesandtriumphsofCanada'sfirstpeoples.
Exhaustivelyresearchedandreviewedbyspecialistsinthefield,thisgroundbreakingbookisbyfarthemostcomprehensiveofitskind.Thedetailedillustrationsbasedonmuseumartifacts,writtenrecordsoflongagoandcontemporaryscholarshiphelpbringthetraditionalwaystolifeforyoungreaders.
作者简介
DianeSilveygraduatedfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia'sNativeIndianTeacherEducationProgramandtaughtinbandschoolsfor21years.Sheistheauthoroftwopicturebooks,twonovelsandatextbook,FromTimeImmemorial.ThewinnerofaB.C.BookAwardin2000andaWomenofDistinctionAwardinEducation,TrainingandDevelopment,DianeisamemberoftheSecheltBand(CoastSalish).JohnManthaisanartistandillustrator.HisbooksincludeTheKidsBookofCanadianFirstsandTheKidsBookofCanada'sRailway.HelivesinToronto,Ontario.,,,