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Gr 1–4—Written in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwa) dialect and English, this tells of the Pine Creek First Nation author's memories of playing with cousins at her grandparent's place and being warned to watch out for the Windigo—which will eat her. Eventually, the Windigo catches her, and its "lies crept into my heart and I began to believe them," and she descends into darkness. Calling to her ancestors, she receives a message in the form of a hummingbird. "She can fly backward and forward. She teaches us to learn from the past but not get stuck in old ways," and that ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More