Herizon, a wordless, children’s picture book Inuit Sweat Lodge

Sweat Lodge

and how plants provided sustenance for the First Nations of the Northwest Coast

An education resource

Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little Kulu

a note from the author about her research

Herizon, a wordless, children’s picture book Inuit Sweat LodgeHerizon, by Din author Daniel W. Vandever, and illustrator Corey Begay, Din, is a story of female empowerment and intergenerational strength. A young Din girl helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep with a magical scarf that transforms the world she knows. Females are at the center of Din (Navajo) worldview as identity is determined through ones mother. As such, females are sacred beings that bear life, nurture growth, and provide safety and