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As we look ahead to another holiday season, Americans can expect to be inundated with messages of good cheer and reminders to focus on family and fun. But most Americans don’t realize that this is also a crucial time of remembrance for all people living in America — a time to recall the Native nations and their families who, for thousands of years, have called this continent their homelands. Fall is a particularly distressing time of year for Native peoples in America.
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“Johnny’s Pheasant” By Cheryl Minnema,illustrated by Julie Flett. (University of Minnesota Press, $16.95, available Nov. 1.) On their way home from the farmers market, Johnny and his grandmother see a pheasant lying in the grass. “Pull over, Grandma! Hurry!” Johnny says. The bird is still warm. He thinks it is sleeping, but Grandma thinks otherwise. “I’m sorry, Johnny,” she tells him.
It's time to get out that holiday shopping list. And since gift-giving is all about children, we're beginning with picture books by Minnesota writers and publishers that will delight the little ones. Remember: Books don't break and they don't need batteries. Rhoda loves rocks, "jagged rocks and bumpy rocks" and some with "tiny sparkly bits." On a long hike with her aunt and uncle, she fills her backpack, which gets heaver and heavier.
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