“Ice Fishing with Nimkii” is an indigenous children’s book about gill net ice fishing. illustrated by myself for Chapter One Canada (formerly Innovations for Learning).
Here are some of the illustrations from the book.
As written in the Newswire article, “Ice Fishing with Nimkii tells the true story of Nimkii Lavell, the land-based Learning Lead with the Wiikwemkoong Board of Education, who ties education to traditional Anishinaabek outdoor activities.”
In 2022, this book had a special physical limited book launch for the students at the school for which the book is based upon.
This was featured on several news sites including:
CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-wiikwemkoong-ice-fishing-with-nimkii-book-1.6494495
CTV: https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/children-s-e-storybook-unveiled-on-manitoulin-island-1.5948298
Newswire: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/presentation-of-original-children-s-e-storybook-featuring-land-based-learning-lead-nimkii-lavell-823803631.html#:~:text=Ice%20Fishing%20with%20Nimkii%20tells,to%20traditional%20Anishinaabek%20outdoor%20activities.
Daily CSR: https://www.dailycsr.com/Reviving-native-languages-in-Canada-and-the-US_a2239.html
Sandbox World: https://sandboxworld.com/original-childrens-e-storybook-featuring-land-based-learning-lead-nimkii-lavell/