We Are Water Protectors
By Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by Michaela Goade
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. Water is sacred. My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path. They foretold that it wouldn’t come for many, many years. Now the black snake is here. Told from the perspective of a Native American child, this bold and lyrical picture book written by Ojibwe/Métis author Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade is a powerful call to action to defend Earth’s natural resources—inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and similar movements led by Indigenous tribes all across North America.
By Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by Michaela Goade
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. Water is sacred. My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path. They foretold that it wouldn’t come for many, many years. Now the black snake is here. Told from the perspective of a Native American child, this bold and lyrical picture book written by Ojibwe/Métis author Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade is a powerful call to action to defend Earth’s natural resources—inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and similar movements led by Indigenous tribes all across North America.
By Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by Michaela Goade
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. Water is sacred. My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path. They foretold that it wouldn’t come for many, many years. Now the black snake is here. Told from the perspective of a Native American child, this bold and lyrical picture book written by Ojibwe/Métis author Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade is a powerful call to action to defend Earth’s natural resources—inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and similar movements led by Indigenous tribes all across North America.
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Format: Hardback picture book
Dimensions: 26.5 cm x 26.2 cm
Pages: 48
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ISBN: 9781250203557
Publisher: St Martins Press (Imprint: Roaring Brook Press)
Release Date: 18 February 2020
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Author: Carole Lindstrom
Illustrator: Michaela Goade
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Early Childhood (4-6 yrs)
Younger Readers (6-9 yrs)
Older Primary (9+yrs)
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DIVERSE CULTURAL VOICES, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
water protectors, Anishinaabe/Ojibwe, Native American, Standing Rock, water, stewardship, protecting environment, sacredness
