Neekna and Chemai

Neekna and Chemai by Jeannette Armstrong

Neekna and Chemai

Illustrated by Barbara Marchand
  • Paperback
  • Theytus Books (2019)
  • SKU: 9781926886435
Regular price $14.95
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Neekna and Chemai are two little girls growing up in the Okanagan Valley in the time before European contact. Through these two friends, we learn about the seasonal life patterns of the Okanagan First Peoples. The girls spend time with Great-Grandmother, who tells them about important ceremonies, and they gather plants with Neekna's grandmother. Grandmother explains how bitterroot came to be an important food source, and why the people give a special ceremony of thanks at its harvest. Grandmother also tells the story of how a woman was changed to a rock to watch over the Okanagan Valley. Neekna understands how important it is that she has received the knowledge passed down for generations, from great-grandmother to grandmother to mother.

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