#IndigenousReads includes Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters
We are delighted to have one of our books chosen for inclusion in an indigenous book campaign launched by Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters, by Lillian Marshall, Murdena Marshall, Prune Harris and Cheryl Bartlett is on a list of books to be promoted daily leading up to the holiday season beginning November 20.
In the spirit of reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, INAC is very active on social media, using #IndigenousReads encouraging the sharing of indigenous literature.
And, in the spirit of the holiday season, INAC is encouraging Canadians to read and gift indigenous books and compiled a list of books to promote daily on their Twitter and Facebook feeds (@GCIndigenous, @Min_INAC, and @IndigenousPeoplesGC) and website throughout the holiday season.
The book titles, authors and covers will appear on social media with a link to INAC website where the book’s description will be found.
Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters: A Mi’kmaw Night Sky Story (CBU Press 2010, now in its third printing) Muin aqq L’uiknek te’sijik Ntuksuinu’k : Mi’kmawey Tepkikewey Musikiskey A’tukwaqn was illustrated by Kristy Read and Sana Kavanagh. Told by Mi’kmaw Elders in Mi’kmaw and English, the book relates a very old Mi’kmaw legend about how the constellation Corona Borealis (known in the Mi’kmaw legend as Muin’s den) moves across the night sky through the seasons.
The #IndigenousReads campaign is a wonderful addition to INAC’s journey toward reconciliation.
As an afterword, it’s worth noting that the gray jay, currently being touted as Canada’s national bird, is one of the seven bird hunters in Muin. Called Nikjako kej, it is also known by Mi’kmaq as the moose bird. The book will be featured on the #IndigenousReads website on December 5.