Powwow Summer: A Family Celebrates the Circle of Life
Marcie R. Rendon
(Author)
Cheryl Walsh Bellville
(Photographer)
Description
Life is a circle, just like the seasons, from youth through old age. The circle of the year brings seasonal rituals: a winter of preparation followed by a summer of powwows.Sharyl and Windy Downwind and their children travel from their home on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota to powwows all around the region. For the past year, their oldest daughter, Shian, has been honored as junior princess for Bug-o-nay-ge-shig School. At the Leech Lake Memorial Day gathering, Shian will hand over her crown to the next princess. Later that summer, the family attends the Red Lake Fourth of July powwow seeking healing and comfort. Windy is mourning his mother, who recently passed away, and also honoring her by dancing at the powwow. At ceremonies and in daily life, Windy and Sharyl celebrate Anishinaabe culture by teaching their children traditional skills, dance steps, and lifeways, all part of the circle of community and the seasons and life.
"Clear, informative photographs help clarify the text and leave readers with the sense that they have accompanied the Downwinds. An ideal choice for classroom units on contemporary Native American life." Booklist
Product Details
Price
$12.95
$12.04
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publish Date
September 01, 2013
Pages
48
Dimensions
8.4 X 8.3 X 0.2 inches | 0.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780873519106
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Marcie R. Rendon is a citizen of the White Earth Anishinabe Nation. Her novel Girl Gone Missing is the second in the Cash Blackbear series. The first, Murder on the Red River won the Pinckley Women's Debut Crime Novel Award in 2018. It was a Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist 2018 in the Contemporary Novel category. Her two nonfiction children's books are Pow Wow Summer and Farmer's Market: Families Working Together. Rendon was recognized as a 50 over 50 Change-maker by MN AARP and POLLEN, 2018. With four published plays she is the creative mind of Raving Native Theater.
Award-winning photographer Bellville has been shooting since 1968, specializing in fine art pieces, photo journalism, portraiture, and nonfiction books for young readers.