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Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, or mithikowisiwin, they will seek to master. With her sapotawan ceremony fast approaching, Amo must choose her mithikowisiwin. Her sister, Pisim, became a midwife; others gather medicines or harvest fish. But none of those feel quite right.

Amo has always loved making things. Her uncle can show her how to make nipisiwata, willow baskets. Her grandmother can teach herhow to make kwakwaywata, birchbark containers and plates. Herauntie has offered to begin Amo's apprenticeship in making askihkwak, pottery.

What will Amo's mithikowisiwin be? Which skill shouldshe choose? And how will she know what is right for her?

Amo's Sapotawan

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      Publisher Portage & Main Press
      Published 20 October 2022
      ISBN-13 9781553799290
      978-1553799290
      ISBN-10 1553799291

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ? Starred selection for CCBC''s Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023!

      Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, or mithikowisiwin, they will seek to master. With her sapotawan ceremony fast approaching, Amo must choose her mithikowisiwin. Her sister, Pisim, became a midwife; others gather medicines or harvest fish. But none of those feel quite right.

      Amo has always loved making things. Her uncle can show her how to make nipisiwata, willow baskets. Her grandmother can teach herhow to make kwakwaywata, birchbark containers and plates. Herauntie has offered to begin Amo's apprenticeship in making askihkwak, pottery.

      What will Amo's mithikowisiwin be? Which skill shouldshe choose? And how will she know what is right for her?

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