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by Ariel Ojibway (Author)
Did you ever wonder who made the first popsicles? Or if your ancestors made snow cones with maple syrup?
Me too!
I guess we'll never know who made the first frozen treat because the evidence was eaten long ago, but it's always fun to imagine new stories...
Wabooz has a brand new idea for a delicious treat, but will everything turn out as he hoped? Travel with him through the lands where the pawpaws grow in search of the perfect fruit!
Author Biography
Ariel Ojibway, a member of the Sault Ste. MarieTribe of Chippewa Indians, loves cooperative movements and human communities taking care of each other, the way our other-than-human family on Turtle Island takes care of us. She's overly fond of books, hot cocoa, and puppies; she loves plants, libraries, and dance. She misplaces time easily. If she had her druthers, she'd always be by the water. Ariel wants to be part of telling stories to indigenize our children's minds, and it makes her hopeful that the telling of the almost-silenced stories of stolen land, stolen people, and stolen histories is louder now than when she was young. She believes stories can lead our world to the right path.
Stephanie Babij (she/her) is a mixed visual artist and muralist of Ojibwe and Ukrainian/white-settler heritage. Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, and a member of Wikwemikong First Nation, she now makes her home on Unceded Algonquin Territory(Ottawa). Stephanie grew up in urban spaces, where access to teachings, community, and the land were not readily available. In adulthood, she is making her way back to culture, community, and identity. Stephanie's visual arts practice includes both solo and community- engaged murals, acrylic paintings, digital illustration, and wood-burned art. In her work you'll find elements of connections to the land, waters, animals, plants, cycles, and more.
