Children's Fiction Native Canadian
Road Allowance Kitten
- Publisher
- Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2015
- Category
- Native Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781926795720
- Publish Date
- Dec 2015
- List Price
- $15.00
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Description
Road Allowance Kitten is the story of two young Métis girls who experience the forced removal from their homes on the road allowance. In addition to the story, the book contains a translation into Michif-Cree by Michif specialist Norman Fleury, background information on road allowances, instructions on how to play canny can, the author's inspiration, a glossary, lyrics to Allouette, as well as a CD with narrations in English by author Wilfred Burton, and in Michif by translator Norman Fleury.
About the authors
Wilfred Burton, a proud Michif, grew up in the Midnight Lake area of Saskatchewan. He was an elementary teacher, university instructor, and literacy coordinator before retiring. In retirement, he is extremely busy doing contract work for various educational publishers, and volunteering at Gabriel Dumont Métis Local 11, Li Toneur Niimiyitoohk Métis Dance, the Open Door Society, and various other organizations. Wilfred is the author of several Métis-specific children’s picture books, including the Fiddle Dancer series, which he co-authored with Anne Patton. He wrote Roogaroo Mickey, Road Allowance Kitten, The Big Tease, Road Allowance Kitten: Broken Promises, and a set of emergent readers called the Taanishi Books, co-authored with Angela Caron. He also co-authored Master of the Métis Fiddle with Cheryl Troupe; John Arcand: The Man, The Music, The Festival with Cheryl Troupe, and John and Vicki Arcand; as well as Let Me See Your Fancy Steps with Sylvie Roy and Jeanne Pelletier. His identity and love of Métis storytelling, fiddle music, and dance was a gift from his mother, Georgina Nolin. Currently you might find Wilfred beading, working in the garden, practising the fiddle, or playing with his two feline friends, Leo and Baptiste (Ba-chees).
Originally from St. Lazare, Manitoba, Norman Fleury is a gifted storyteller and teacher. Dedicated to the conservation and promotion of the Michif language, he has contributed to dozens of language resources. He currently teaches Michif in the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Forefathers of the Métis Nation
The Big Tease
A Story of Eliza Delorme and her Cousin, Édouard Beaupré, the Willow Bunch Giant
Métis Camp Circle
A Bison Culture Way of Life
Métis Christmas Mittens
Manny's Memories
My First Métis Lobstick
A Story of Métis Life During the Voyageur Fur Trade Days
Roogaroo Mickey
The Diamond Willow Walking Stick
A Traditional Métis Story About Generosity
Call of the Fiddle
The Giving Tree
A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story
