Returning to the Yakoun River
ISBN
9781774920213
Publisher & Publication Year
HighWater Press, 2022
Author
Sara Florence Davidson (Haida) and Robert Davidson (Haida/Tlingit)
Illustrator
Janine Gibbons (Haida Raven of the Double-Fin Killer Whale Clan)
Synopsis
Summary
Every summer, a Haida girl and her family travel up the Yakoun River on Haida Gwaii, following the salmon. While their father fishes, the girl and her brother spend their time on the land playing and learning from Tsinii, their grandfather. Based on author Sara Florence Davidson’s childhood memories, this book brings readers to the world of a Haida fish camp.
Notable Achievements
Long-listed, PMC Indigenous Literature Award 2023
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