Birdsong-FNCR 20 2009 and always deeply respectful of

and always deeply respectful of the Indigenous culture at its heart

Iroquois Confederacy

Clifford Melton Johnson

the mood is tense in the family house

Patricia Monture-Angus is a noted Mohawk legal scholar and activist

Birdsong-FNCR 20 2009 and always deeply respectful ofJulie Flett, Cree Mtis author, illustrator, and artist, has written and illustrated Birdsong. In this story a young girl, Katherena, moves to the city with her mother and feels lonely and no longer wants to draw, something that she usually enjoys. But soon she meets the neighbour, Agnes, who shares her love of arts and crafts with Katherena. The two become friends but as the seasons change Agnes becomes frail. Julie Fletts textured images of birds,