Children's Nonfiction Native Canadian
Victoria Callihoo
An Amazing Life
- Publisher
- Eschia Books
- Initial publish date
- May 2009
- Category
- Native Canadian, Historical, Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780981094243
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781990321405
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
Victoria Callihoo was born before Canada was a nation, and was a grandmother by the time Alberta became a province. She traveled with her family on the buffalo hunt on a Red River cart when the herds were so numerous they resembled a moving brown sea. She embraced her Metis heritage and shared her stories with her children and her friends. Through her stories, she inspires us with the perspective of a strong woman in the early days of our country. She gives us a window onto the world of the Metis and provides us with an image of what it was like to be a woman during the time of the buffalo hunt.
About the author
Cora Taylor
is the author of numerous books for young readers including Julie (CLA Book of the Year winner), On Wings Of A Dragon, On Wings of Evil and the Ghost Voyages series. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Librarian Reviews
Victoria Callihoo: An Amazing Life
Victoria Belcourt Callihoo was 104 years old when she died in 1966. The stories that surround this “Queen Victoria” of the Alberta Métis community are legendary. Victoria was born during a much simpler time in our country’s history and she experienced a vast range of changes to her people’s way of life during her lifetime from buffalo hunts and Red River Carts to player pianos. Included are endnotes and appendices which contain huge amounts of background information about Victoria Callihoo and the way of life of the early Aboriginal/Métis people of Alberta.Victoria Callihoo also inspired author Taylor to write the story, Angelique: The Buffalo Hunt for the Dear Canada series of books. Taylor is an award-winning author of more than twenty novels for young people. She is herself of Métis ancestry.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools. 2009-2010.
