Bridging Two Peoples Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909 Preschool-Kindergarten Contemporary Indigenous theatre in Canada

Contemporary Indigenous theatre in Canada is just over thirty years old

This 48 page book is written in verse and is suitable for ages 3 to 6 years

Starlight was unfinished at the time of Richard Wagamese's passing

Cree and English

Enrique Salmon weaves his historical and cultural knowledge as a renowned Indigenous ethnobotanist with stories American Indian farmers have shared with him to illustrate how traditional Indigenous foodways from the cultivation of crops to the preparation of meals are rooted in a time-honored understanding of environmental stewardship

Bridging Two Peoples Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909 Preschool-Kindergarten Contemporary Indigenous theatre in CanadaBridging Two Peoples tells the story of Dr. Peter E. Jones, who in 1866 became one of the first status Indians to obtain a medical doctor degree from a Canadian university. He returned to his southern Ontario reserve and was elected chief and band doctor. As secretary to the Grand Indian Council of Ontario he became a bridge between peoples, conveying the chiefs concerns to his political mentor Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, most importantly