The Grizzly Mother
CBC Books | | Posted: October 15, 2020 3:30 PM | Last Updated: October 15, 2020
Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson), illustrated by Natasha Donovan
To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through, as well as the sockeye salmon within it. Follow mother bear as she teaches her cubs what they need to survive on their own. (From Highwater Press)
Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) is an author from the Gitxsan Nation of the Northwest Interior of British Columbia. His debut work for children was the 2017 book The Sockeye Mother.
Natasha Donovan is a Métis artist and illustrator originally from Vancouver, Her work has been seen in books such as comic book anthology This Place and Surviving the City, which won the Indigenous Voices Award for works in an alternative format.