Neekah's Knitting Needles Military History Focusing on the Ojibwe of

Focusing on the Ojibwe of Lake Superior and the Mississippi River the author employs the English translation for mindimooyehn (mature

The story doesn’t end here but tells the story of gift giving

Topics include the origins of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

As a third generation survivor of the residential school the author writes with honesty and courage about her childhood

Chapter 3: From Assimilation to Self-Determination

Neekah's Knitting Needles Military History Focusing on the Ojibwe ofNeekah's Knitting Needles is a delightful story about learning to knit in the Cowichan style based on the knitting of Cowichan people from near Port Alberni. In Neekahs Knitting Needles, the knittling style is based on the work of Odelia Smith from Tsartlip First Nation near Victoria, B. C. Coast Salish knitting is also part of a National Film Board documentary, The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters. Sheena Lot is a picture book illustrator and has