This audiobook features music and special effects. An educational audiobook that helps grieving children understand what happens when we die, and celebrates the traditions people around the world use to honor the dead. Death is an...
Rites and ceremonies
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Author:Chavez, SarahSummary: - Author:Vitalis, JessicaSummary:
Twelve-year-old Gauge's life has been cursed since the day he witnessed an invisible Great White Wolf steal his grandpapa's soul. When the superstitious residents of Bouge-by-the-Sea accuse the boy of crying wolf, he joins...
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Author:Meuse, Theresa, Stevens, ArthurSummary:Matthew loves to play games with his friends and share his toys with them. But most of all he loves to share the special treasures that remind him of his First Nations culture. Perhaps his favourite treasure is the medicine pouch that...
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Author:Jackson, ShirleySummary:"The Lottery," one of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was first published in the New Yorker. This collection unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they...
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Author:Dunkle, Clare B.Summary:Eleven-year-old Tabby Aykroyd, who would later serve as housekeeper for thirty years to the Brontë sisters, is taken from an orphanage to a ghost-filled house, where she and a wild young boy are needed for a pagan ritual.
- Author:Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
When the Lady Ijada slays Prince Boleso in defense of her virtue, it falls to Lord Ingrey to bring her to court for judgment. But his road is fraught with danger, and his prisoner may turn out to be the only one he dares trust.
- Author:Butler-Witter, Elizabeth, Leng'ete, NiceSummary:
When her parents died, and Nice and her sister Soila were taken in by their uncle, who had little interest in the girls. Fearing "the cut" (female genital mutilation), which was the fate of all Maasai women, Nice and Soila...
- Author:Forna, NaminaSummary:
"Namina Forna Could Be The Toni Morrison Of YA Fantasy."--Refinery 29 "Fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Mulan, and the Dora Milaje from Black Panther are going to adore this one."--BuzzFeed. "A dark feminist...
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Author:Meuse-Dallien, TheresaSummary:Celebrated Mi'kmaw writer and artist depict a young Mi'kmaw girl's first spiritual gathering (mawiomi) in this vibrant picture book. Alex is attending her first Mi'kmaw spiritual gathering, or mawiomi. Though she is timid at first,...
- Author:Pettipas, KatherineSummary:
Religious ceremonies were an inseparable part of Aboriginal traditional life, reinforcing social, economic and political values. However, missionaries and government officials with ethnocentric attitudes of cultural superiority decreed...
- Author:Fiola, ChantalSummary:
"Returning to Ceremony is the follow-up to Chantal Fiola's award-winning Rekindling the Sacred Fire and continues her ground-breaking examination of Métis spirituality, debunking stereotypes such as "all Métis people are Catholic,"...
- Author:Angel, MichaelSummary:
The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives whose preservation enabled the Ojibwa to...
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Author:Wagamese, RichardSummary:This book draws from the foundational teachings of Ojibway tradition, the Grandfather Teachings. Focusing specifically on the lessons of humility, respect, and courage, the volume invites readers to unite in ceremony to heal themselves...
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Author:Rice, WaubgeshigSummary:Midnight Sweatlodge tells the tale of a group of strangers and family gathered together to partake in this ancient aboriginal ceremony. Each seeks healing from the ceremony and each character gives us a glimpse into their lives that is...
- Author:Tutagalevao, Abel JuniorSummary:
Let's Celebrate Matariki will inspire a young child's learning and increase his appreciation in his identity, family, extended family, community and culture. Teachers and parents can use this audiobook to teach children ages 2...
- Author:Cajoleas, JimmySummary:
Being village protector is a big job. On her very first night in charge, Gussy breaks the number one rule by letting in a mysterious young girl after the sun has gone down. The Great Doom has gotten inside.
- Author:Whitten, HannahSummary:
A young woman must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom. But not all legends are true, and the Wolf isn't the only danger lurking in the Wilderwood.
- Author:Ahenakew, AliceSummary:
Born in 1912, Mrs. Alice Ahenakew grew up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became a well-known...
