Corbeau Blanche
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2025
- Category
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Prejudice & Racism, NON-CLASSIFIABLE
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772035131
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $7.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781772035124
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
All grown up with a family of her own, Little Wolf moves from the big city to the island of her ancestors. She wants to share the beauty and mysteries of nature with her children, and she wants them to learn as much about their culture as possible. One day, Little Wolf’s mother, White Raven, visits and begins to tell her grandchildren stories from her own childhood. But the stories are not happy ones. As a child, White Raven left her family to attend St. Michael’s Residential School in Alert Bay, BC. While there, she experienced hunger, loneliness, shame, and isolation from her language and her culture. Even years later, as a grown woman and Elder, she has nightmares about her time at the school. But by sharing her story with Little Wolf and her grandchildren, White Raven begins to heal and brings the family closer together. Through simple, heartfelt text and vivid illustrations that combine contemporary and traditional Indigenous motifs, White Raven is an engaging teaching tool as well as a relatable narrative about the impact of intergenerational trauma on families. Based on the author’s own life and her mother’s residential school experience, the central message of this book is one of healing and family unity.
About the authors
Teoni Spathelfer is a member of the Heiltsuk Nation from coastal BC. Since childhood she has loved immersing herself in her own culture and learning about other cultures around the world. Spathelfer has worked as a publicist; a radio journalist, host, and producer; an arts and music writer; and the author of the Little Wolf Series of picture books. Her documentary Teoni’s Dream, informed by her mother’s residential school experience, has aired nationwide on CBC Radio. Her photography has been featured across various media and sold privately. She has been blessed with three daughters and four grandchildren.
Teoni Spathelfer's profile page
Nicole Laurendeau est traductrice et vit à Sherbrooke, au Québec, sur le territoire ancestral de la Nation W8banaki. Elle a été enseignante au programme d’immersion française en Colombie-Britannique pendant près de 20 ans, et puise dans cette expérience pour traduire des livres pour enfants adaptés au niveau de lecture des élèves du primaire. Elle traduit également pour un public jeunesse, et s’intéresse aux récits mettant en lumière l’histoire et la culture autochtones, ayant vécu dans des communautés métisses et chipewyan du nord de la Saskatchewan. Elle est reconnaissante de tous les enseignements qu’elle y a reçus et souhaite vivement participer à la réconciliation.
Nicole Laurendeau's profile page
Natassia Davies is a BC-based artist and graphic designer and is of Coast Salish ancestry. For nearly a decade, Natassia has worked traditionally and digitally to create illustrations, develop visual brand identities, and design various other visual communications tools for local businesses, individuals, and non-profits. She is the illustrator of the Little Wolf Series, by Teoni Spathelfer, and she also works with other First Nations Peoples and Indigenous groups to create educational tools and public art pieces. Natassia has collaborated on multiple large-scale Indigenous murals that can be found throughout Sooke and Victoria’s harbour.
