Nipugtug / story by Emma Metallic ; illustrations by Natalie Laurin.
Set the community of Listuguj, Gespe'gewa'gi, Nipugtug follows the journey of A'le's (Mi'gmaw for Alice), a young Mi'gmaw woman, snowshoeing through the forest. There, she meets animals, Wapus (Rabbit), Wowgwis (Fox), Tia'm (Moose), Ga'qaquj (Crow) and trees, Masgwi (Birch), Qasgusi (Cedar) who guide her through both challenging and nourishing emotions of learning her Mi'gmaw language. Grounded in her relationship with the territory, A'le's navigates memories of her language that cling to realities within and beyond her life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781928120414 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1928120415 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 48 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Neyaashiinigmiing, Ontario : Kegedonce Press, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | Mi'gmaw text translated from the English by Joe Wilmott. |
Language Note: | Parallel text in English and Mi'gmaw. |
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Subject: | Snowshoes and snowshoeing > Juvenile fiction. Group identity > Juvenile fiction. Nation Micmac de Gespeg > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Portage la Prairie Regional Library | J MET (Text) | 36750100036936 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-06-22 |