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Charlene Bearhead (she/her/hers) is an educator and Indigenous
education advocate living in Treaty 6 Territory in central Alberta.
She was the first Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth
and Reconciliation and the Education Coordinator for the National
Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Charlene was recently honoured with the Alumni Honours Award from
the University of Alberta and currently serves as the Director of
Reconciliation for Canadian Geographic. She is a mother and a
grandmother who began writing stories to teach her own children as
she raised them. Adaptations of these stories have now been
published as the Siha Tooskin Knows series, which she co-wrote with
her husband, Wilson.
Wilson Bearhead (he/him/his) is a Nakota Elder and Wabamun Lake
First Nation member in Treaty 6 Territory (central Alberta). A
recent recipient of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation Indigenous
Elder Award, he co-wrote the Siha Tooskin Knows series with his
wife, Charlene. Currently Wilson is a board member for the
Roots of Resilience Education Foundation. Wilson’s grandmother,
Annie, was a powerful, positive influence in his young life,
teaching him all of the lessons that gave him the strength,
knowledge, and skills to overcome difficult times and embrace the
gifts of life.
Chloe Bluebird Mustooch (she/her/hers) is from the Alexis
Nakoda Sioux Nation of Central Alberta, and is a recent graduate of
the Emily Carr University of Art & Design. She is a seamstress,
beadworker, illustrator, painter, and sculptor. She was raised on
the reservation, and was immersed in hunting, gathering, and
traditional rituals, and has also lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an
area rich in art and urbanity.
#SihaTooskinKnows…, with its words and illustrations, is a love
letter to our family, culture, resilience, and pride.
*Tanya Talaga, journalist and author*
Reconciliation is a big word, and it is a big job. Authors Wilson
and Charlene Bearhead show us that even storybook characters can
help when they are brought alive in authentic cultural settings.
Meet Paul Wahasaypa, also known as Siha Tooskin or Little Foot, as
he dances his way through these colourful pages, sharing some of
the things he loves most with his new, non-Indigenous friend
Jeff…his culture, his powwow dances, and even his beloved Uncle
Lenard with all his teachings and teasing! More than an adventure
between new friends, this is a colourful, youth-friendly, cultural
exchange based on kindness, respect, and willingness to share and
to learn.
*Marie Wilson, Commissioner, TRC of Canada , 2009-2015*
Among The Globe and Mail's twelve children’s books that will
inspire and enlighten
*The Globe and Mail*
There are many reasons to love this series. Highly
Recommended.
*Bit About Books*
Among Best Books for Kids & Teens, a starred selection of
exceptional caliber
*The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)*
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