How the Robin Got Its Red Breast by The Sechelt Nation

How the Robin Got Its Red Breast by The Sechelt Nation

These traditional teaching legends come straight from the oral traditions of the Sechelt Nation. Simple enough to be understood by young children, yet compelling enough for adults, they are gentle, beautifully presented cautionary tales. You'll want to read them again and again - and you'll learn a few words of the Shishalh language while you're at it. Charlie Craigan is a young Sechelt artist who works in a tiny studio set up in his bedroom. He studied traditional wood carving with Sechelt Nation carvers, but learned to draw and paint by studying books.

Sechelt Nation, The: - The Sechelt Nation, a division of the Coast Salish family of First Nations, originally occupied the southern portion of what is now known as the Sunshine Coast of BC. At the time of contact with Europeans, the shishalh (Sechelt people) were a populous and peaceful people occupying some 80 scattered village sites. Estimates of original population range from 5,000 to 20,000, but by the time of the first official census in 1881, the Sechelt population had plunged to 167, mainly due to introduced diseases. In this century, the band staged a remarkable comeback. Today the Sechelt are one of Canada's most progressive First Nations groups, running a number of successful businesses. In 1986 the passage of Bill C-93 made the Sechelt Indian Band the first in Canada to achieve self-government. The band now numbers more than 1,000 members, about half of whom live on band lands.

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ISBN 13	9780889711587
ISBN 10	0889711585
Title	How the Robin Got Its Red Breast
Author	The Sechelt Nation
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nightwood Editions
Year published	1993-02-18
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.