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Julia Laframboise: Dakota Teacher and Storyteller

Gwen Westerman

Julia LaFramboise was a key figure in Dakota history. From her childhood to her remarkable work as a teacher and storyteller, her influential life will inspire young readers.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
  • Publish Date: Jan 1st, 2027
  • Pages: 56
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9798765671863
  • Recommended age: 09-14
  • Categories: Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & RegionalNative American

About the Author

Bruce, Awanigiizhik: - Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyaw, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their art focuses on the Anishinaabe philosophy of Seven Generations, a code of ethics respecting ecological consciousness and Indigenous heritage. Awanigiizhik earned a BA in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History at Turtle Mountain College. They spend much of the year completing site-specific and collaborative projects around the country, like murals in Duluth, Minnesota, and Belcourt, North Dakota. Currently, they are developing a body of work synthesizing quillwork, birch-bark basketry, and robotics, and designing Ojibwemowin visual resources for Turtle Mountain College.