I Like Who I Am
Celina is a young Mohawk girl who moves with her mother to her mother’s home reserve. She is teased by some of her classmates who tell her that she is not Mohawk and does not belong there because she has blond hair and blue eyes. Celina starts to believe her classmates and decides not to dance as she had planned at an upcoming Pow Wow. Her great-grandmother helps her understand that being Mohawk is not about how she looks, but about what she feels in her heart. When the drumming starts at the Pow Wow for the Iroquois Smoke Dance, Celina decides that she will dance after all, regardless of what her classmates think.
Pages
37
Publication Date
2008
ISBN
978-1-894778-63-3
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“[I Like Who I Am] doesn’t only work as a learning tool, with Mohawk words interspersed with English ones, it is a life lesson.
Heart warming, sincere and full of experiences we’ve all had, I Like Who I Am is a must read for parents. “
– Steve Bonspiel
“An outstanding book ideal for helping grades three to six children begin exploring: 1) the concept of culture, 2) the dynamics and pitfalls associated with judging/bullying others based on their physical features, and 3) the value of taking action against bullies who judge others by how they look. “
– Canadian Material Review
