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Berry picking with the Saulteaux Elders.
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Berry picking with the Saulteaux Elders. Based in Duck Bay, Manitoba, in the 1940s, an Elder shares his experience of packing up to go out to collect blueberries, a traditional gathering that took place every summer. He describes the journey and landscape with humor and such vivid imagery that readers will see themselves there with him, boarding the trail of wagons from surrounding communities and heading east towards the blueberry patch. The Elder's stories offer a journey back in time and are complemented by images of fields of plump blueberries, tall green grass, bannock baking over an open fire, clear freshwater streams, and the tents the people slept in.

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Boozhoo, Annin Keesis Sagay Egette Kwe nindiznikaz. Anishinaabek Saulteuax bimaawidassi indowe. Moozwaanoew dodem niinda’awa. Pine Creek, Duck Bay n’doonjibaa.

My name is Dr. Jennifer Leason and my Anishinaabek name translates to First Shining Rays of Sunlight Woman. I am a member of the Pine Creek Indian Band and the mother of two amazing children- Lucas and Lucy.

My art represents my own healing and connection to my mother, grandparents and the ancestors who continue to guide our journeys. Che miigwetch Kiche Manidou. Che miigwetch nemiin wendam oma ayayenne!

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