"The Beadworkers is a feast of wit and storytelling

these stories celebrate the strength of heritage and the liveliness of innovation

beautifully illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system

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Ojibway Clans: Animal Totems and Spirits memoir "The Beadworkers is a feastMy name is Pey sim away apey binasi, which means Rainbow Thunderbird in my language. I am an artist with Ojibway (Ashinabe) heritage and my English given name is Mark Anthony Jacobson. This book is about the clan system of the Ojibway First Nations people of Canada and the animal totems, or spirits that represent them. The clan system is made up of a group of families, or clans that are descended from a common ancestor through family chiefs. This