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The chief Mistahimaskwa
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2016
Book > Children's Book, Biography, Graphic Novel
Creators
Robertson, David; Henderson, Scott B.
Description
"On her way to school one day, Sarah is relieved to find the book she'd dropped the day before - shortly after an encounter with a bear. But when she opens it, the story within, about the Cree chief Mistahimaskwa, comes alive. It takes Sarah back to the Saskatchewan Plains of 1832, where the young boy who would become the great chief first learns the ways of his people, to the final days of his life"--back cover.

Subjects

Big Bear (Cree chief)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Big Bear (Cree chief)--Juvenile literature.

More Information

Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781553796596; 1553796594
Statement of Responsibility
by David Alexander Robertson ; illustrated by Scott B. Henderson.
Publication Information
Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press
Physical Description
30 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
Notes
Series title: Tales from Big Spirit.
 
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