Nipugtug / story by Emma Metallic ; illustrations by Natalie Laurin.

Nipugtug / story by Emma Metallic ; illustrations by Natalie Laurin.

By
: 
Metallic, Emma.

Publication Date
: 
2023

Publication Information
: 
Neyaashiinigmiing, Ont. : Kegedonce Press,

Physical Description
: 
48 p. : ill.

Subject Term
: 
Indigenous peoples -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Micmac Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Micmac language -- Juvenile fiction.

Genre
: 
Bilingual books.

Summary
: 
Set in the community of Listuguj, Gespe'gewa'gi, Nipugtug follows the journey of A'le's (Mi'gmaw for Alice), a young Mi'gmaw woman, snowshoeing through the forest. There, she meets animals, Wapus (Rabbit), Wowgwis (Fox), Tia'm (Moose), Ga'qaquj (Crow) and trees, Masgwi (Birch), Qasgusi (Cedar) who guide her through both challenging and nourishing emotions of learning her Mi'gmaw language. Grounded in her relationship with the territory, A'le's navigates memories of her language that cling to realities within and beyond her life.

Language
: 
Micmac

ISBN
: 
9781928120414

Language Note
: 
Parallel text in English and Mi'gmaw.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
Corner BrookJuv Fic Indigenous MultilingualJuvenile Fiction Indigenous MultilingualMIC FIC MET
Grand Falls-Windsor - HarmsworthJuv Fic Indigenous MultilingualJuvenile Fiction Indigenous MultilingualMIC FIC MET
LewisporteJuv Fic Indigenous MultilingualJuvenile Fiction Indigenous MultilingualMIC FIC MET
St. Alban'sJuv Fic Indigenous MultilingualJuvenile Fiction Indigenous MultilingualMIC FIC MET
St. John's - A.C. HunterJuv Fic Indigenous MultilingualJuvenile Fiction Indigenous MultilingualMIC FIC MET
Stephenville - KindaleJuv Fic Indigenous MultilingualJuvenile Fiction Indigenous MultilingualMIC FIC MET