Counting in Mi'kmaw

Loretta Gould

Image | Book Cover: Counting in Mi'kmaw by Loretta Gould

(Nimbus Publishing)

One is Ne'wt, for one bear. Two is Ta'pu, for two women making offerings. Counting from one to 10 in English and Mi'kmaw, baby is introduced to both the ancestral language of Mi'kmaki and to Mi'kmaw culture and legend, through beautifully rendered illustrations of important animals, like turtle, bear and beaver, to concepts integral to the Mi'kmaw world view, like the Four (Ne'w) Directions, and the Seven (L'luiknek) Mi'kmaw teachings. Features bright and detailed illustrations from celebrated Waycobah-based Mi'kmaw illustrator, Loretta Gould. (From Nimbus Publishing)