She Holds Up the Stars (PB) (FNCR 2023) PreSchool had their long hair cut

had their long hair cut

Mother chops the chocolate and reminds the children that only adults should use sharp utensils

Framing Questions

It really is an Anishinaabe Call to Action to challenge everyone to contribute to this vital cause

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She Holds Up the Stars (PB) (FNCR 2023) PreSchool had their long hair cutA young Indigenous girl searching for a sense of home finds strength and courage in her gifts, her deepening connection to the land, and her own cultural awakening in this moving coming of age story. The last thing that twelve year old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time on the rez with her grandmother. And yet she feels strangely compelled to go, drawn by a pull that she feels in her dreams. Maybe she can finally find out