Stone / [book]
By: Robertson, David
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Contributor(s): Henderson, Scott B | Indigenous Resources Collection.
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BookSeries: Robertson, David, 7 generations: bk.1.Publisher: Winnipeg : HighWater Press, [2010]Copyright date: �2010Description: 30 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781553792277 (v. 1).Subject(s): Cree Indians -- Canada | Indians of North America | Graphic novelsDDC classification: YA GRAPHIC FICTION Summary: Stone introduces Edwin, a young man who must discover his family's past if he is to have any future. Edwin learns of his ancestor Stone, a young Plains Cree man, who came of age in the early 19th century. Following a vision quest, Stone aspires to be like his older brother, Bear, a member of the Warrior Society. But when Bear is tragically killed during a Blackfoot raid, Stone, the best shot and rider in his encampment, must overcome his grief and avenge his brother s death. Only then can he begin a new life with his bride, Nahoway. It is Stone's story that drives Edwin to embark on his own quest. Stone is the first book in the graphic novel series, 7 Generations.
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Stone is book 1 in the graphic-novel series 7 Generations, which follows the story of one Aboriginal family from the early 19th century to the present day.
Stone introduces Edwin, a young man who must discover his family's past if he is to have any future. Edwin learns of his ancestor Stone, a young Plains Cree man, who came of age in the early 19th century. Following a vision quest, Stone aspires to be like his older brother, Bear, a member of the Warrior Society. But when Bear is tragically killed during a Blackfoot raid, Stone, the best shot and rider in his encampment, must overcome his grief and avenge his brother s death. Only then can he begin a new life with his bride, Nahoway. It is Stone's story that drives Edwin to embark on his own quest. Stone is the first book in the graphic novel series, 7 Generations.
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