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Cover of Christmas at Wapos Bay   Christmas at Wapos Bay
Jordan Wheeler and
Dennis Jackson
Regina: Coteau Books for Kids,
2006. 145 p.
(From Many Peoples)
ISBN 1550503243
Ages 12 and up

Talon, Raven, and their cousin T-Bear are visiting Mushom (grandfather) at his cabin in northern Saskatchewan. The children are eager to learn the old ways of surviving on the land from their grandfather. They are hoping to find enough food for Christmas, since the whole family will be together to celebrate. Unfortunately, after a bad forest fire, the hunting is poor. The children decide to go hunting by themselves. They don't notice the approaching winter storm…

Christmas at Wapos Bay is a modern story about Aboriginal culture. The authors describe the struggle between the pull of the modern and the importance of the "old ways" with sensitivity. This multi-generational story, written by two Aboriginal authors, raises many topical issues, and introduces young readers to a different culture and its customs.

Christmas at Wapos Bay is part of the From Many Peoples series, developed as a celebration of Saskatchewan's Centennial in 2005. The series features stories from the viewpoints of young people from different cultural groups.

–RG


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