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Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams 

A picture book by by Dr. Cindy Blackstock, illustrated by Amanda Strong.

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, illustrated by Amanda Strong

Spirit Bear is off on another adventure! Follow him as he learns about traditional knowledge and Residential Schools from Uncle Huckleberry and his friend, Lak'insxw, before heading to Algonquin territory, where children teach him about Shannen's Dream. 

Spirit Bear and his new friends won't stop until Shannen's Dream of "safe and comfy schools" comes true for every First Nations student. (From First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada)

Cindy Blackstock Canadian-born Gitxsan activist for child welfare and executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She is also a professor at McGill University.

Amanda Strong is a Michif Indigenous filmmaker, media artist and stop-motion director based out of the unceded Coast Salish territory in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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