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This book follows a girl and her father, as they discover an old totem pole, share stories - and dream about what the territory could look like filled with čiin̓uł - totem poles - as it used to be.
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The book is written for a very beginner Nuu-chah-nulth language learner, with the majority of the text in English and 40 Nuu-chah-nulth language words mixed in. There is a word list and pronunciation guide included, and a link to hear the words read aloud.
Written and illustrated by Hjalmer Wenstob and Timmy Masso, brothers from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, and Hjalmer’s wife, Annika Benoit-Jansson
Hjalmer Wenstob, Timmy Masso and Annika Benoit-Jansson are Nuu-chah-nulth language learners. Timmy and Hjalmer are brothers from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. Annika is Hjalmer’s wife, and they live with their three children - Huumiis, Cinkwa, Tsaahtis - in Ty-Histanis, a Tla-o-qui- aht community on the far west coast of Vancouver Island.
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