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Peace dancer Cover Image Book Book

Peace dancer

Vickers, Roy Henry 1946- (author, illustrator.). Budd, Robert, 1976- (author.).

Summary: "The children of the Tsimshian village of Kitkatla love to play at being hunters, eager for their turn to join the grown-ups. But when they capture and mistreat a crow, the Chief of the Heavens, angered at their disrespect, brings down a powerful storm. The rain floods the Earth and villagers have no choice but to abandon their homes and flee to their canoes. As the seas rise, the villagers tie themselves to the top of Anchor Mountain, where they pray for days on end and promise to teach their children to value all life. The storm stops and the waters recede. From that point on, the villagers appoint a chief to perform the Peace Dance at every potlatch and, with it, pass on the story of the flood and the importance of respect." -- 

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  • ISBN: 1550177397 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781550177398 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 35 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 X 32 cm
    regular print
    print
  • Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour Publishing, 2016.

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General Note:
CatMonthString:january.17
"A classic Northwest Coast legend" -- dust jacket

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Subject: Storms -- Juvenile literature
Tsimshian Indians -- British Columbia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature
Legends -- British Columbia -- Juvenile literature
Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Canadians -- Dancers
Aboriginal Canadians -- Floods
Tsimshian -- World view
Authors, Canadian (Indigenous)
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Genre: Picture books.
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  • 25 of 28 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Terrace Public Library.

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Terrace Public Library E VIC (Text) 35151000530683 Easy Books Volume hold Available -
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