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Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Author
Illustrator
Erwin Printup Jr
Publication Date
September 01, 1995
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction / 2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
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A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief.
For as long as anyone can remember, Mohawk parents have taught their children to start each day by giving thanks to Mother Earth. Also known as the Thanksgiving Address, this good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift. The whole universe - from the highest stars to the tiniest blade of grass - is addressed as one great family. Now readers of all ages can share in this tribute to the environment, adapted especially for children by Chief Jake Swamp, whose efforts to share this vision of thanksgiving take him all over the world. Chief Swamp's inspirational message, along with Erwin Printup, Jr.'s unforgettable landscapes, make Giving Thanks a timeless celebration of the spirit of nature.
Publication date
September 01, 1995
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781880000540
Lexile Measure
520
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
BISAC categories
JNF018040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
JNF026060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving
JNF026060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving
Library of Congress categories
Nature
Human ecology
Religious aspects
Mohawk Indians
Speeches, addresses, etc., Mohawk
Human ecology
Religious aspects
Mohawk Indians
Speeches, addresses, etc., Mohawk
Publishers Weekly
"Simple, timeless language bears witness to the Native American reverence for the natural world," wrote PW of this Iroquois salute to Mother Earth. All ages. (Sept.)
Chief Jake Swamp
Chief Jake Swamp (Tekaronianeken) was a founder of the Tree of Peace Society, an international organization promoting peace and conservation. Chief Swamp delivered the Thanksgiving Address throughout the world, as well as at the United Nations. He was born on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation in upstate New York, and lived in Hogansburg, NY where he worked as a cultural adviser for the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Child and Family Services. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message was his first picture book. He passed away in October 2010.
Erwin Printup is a Cayuga/Tuscarora painter who received a degree in fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Art, in Santa Fe, NM. Born in Niagara Falls, he now lives in Lewiston, NY. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message is his first picture book.
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