8/9: Children's Author Event - Stacie Sheldon

8/9: Children's Author Event with Stacie Sheldon

Join us at Booksweet for an event with Stacie Sheldon, author of Bebikaan-Ezhiwebiziwinan Nimkii (The Adventures of Nimkii).

Stacie Sheldon is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. She is an author, human centered design strategist and researcher, and language advocate.

Stacie is passionate about preserving the Ojibwe language. She is a co-founder and manager of Ojibwe.net, an independently run website dedicated to learning and teaching one of Michigan’s first languages, Ojibwe. Out of this work comes her dual-language (Ojibwe and English) children’s book , starring her real-life dog companion, the late Nimkii.

She writes and speaks on topics such as Ojibwe culture, language advocacy, indigenous mapping, and data bias and responsibility. Learn more at www.staciesheldon.com.

About the Book

Bebikaan-ezhiwebiziwinan Nimkii: The Adventures of Nimkii is the story of a modern dog who lives an adventurous life through all four seasons. Written by her human companion, Stacie Sheldon, and illustrated by Rachel Butzin, the book is intended to start conversations between children and adults. Learners will notice the book provides a basic introduction to most of the things that make Ojibwe unique in an interactive format. The book is fully bilingual, translated by Margaret Noodin.

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