Sweetgrass

8 x 9 x 1/8 in

A story of traditional Indigenous knowledge that follows a young boy and his Aunt as they gather and braid sweetgrass. This heartfelt story about our connection to Earth and how to gather resources respectfully offers thoughtful insight into a treasured Mi'kmaw tradition.

Born and raised in the Bear River First Nation, author Theresa Meuse is a First Nations educator and advisor. She has collaborated, contributed, and authored various books such as The Sharing Circle, L'N'uk, and Mi'kmaq Anthology.

Jessica Jerome is a two-spirit graphic designer, born in the Listuguj Mi'kmaw First Nation, and raised as a member of the Gesgapegiag Band along the banks of the Gaspé Coast. Jessica has earned certificates in visual arts, communications, and graphic design.ws, low prairies, and the edges of sloughs and marshes. It grows from Labrador to Alaska, south to New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa, New Mexico, and Arizona. Widely used by North American Indigenous Peoples from many different Nations, it is also considered one of the "four sacred medicines" by many Plains Indians.