Ka-Aciwikicik / The Move

Ka-Aciwikicik / The Move Synopsis

Finalist for The 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards

A magical children's picture book, written in Cree and English, depicting the transformation of a barren landscape into a rich natural world where an elderly couple can spend their remaining days.

Rooted in the historical displacement and relocation of members of the Chemawawin First Nation from their ancestral homeland, The Move is a bilingual story of two Cree Elders adjusting to life in their new environment. The story presents two contrasting landscapes of the old community-the homeland of the Chemawawin People-and the new community of Easterville, which at first appears barren and lifeless. Gradually, the couple begins to incorporate their old customs and traditions into their current surroundings. Family members begin to visit, and eventually nature begins to bloom all around them. Through traditional Cree storytelling techniques and vivid imagery, the new landscape springs to life and becomes a true community, filled with life and happiness.

About This Edition

ISBN:	9781772034288
Publication date:	1st December 2022
Author:	Doris George, Don K Philpot
Illustrator:	Alyssa Koski
Publisher:	Heritage House an imprint of Heritage Group Distribution
Format:	Paperback
Pagination:	48 pages
Genres:	Picture storybooks Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy Traditional Tales Stories about Family and Friends Educational: Language, literature and literacy PSHE: Family Issues PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion Children’s picture books