Powwow Day
River is recovering from illness and can’t dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again?
It’s powwow day, and River wants so badly to dance as she does every year. But she can’t dance this year as she deals with a serious illness.
In this modern and inspiring Native picture book that’s perfect for beginning readers, follow River’s journey from feeling isolated after an illness to learning the healing power of community.
Additional information explains the history and functions of powwows, which are commonplace across the United States and Canada and are open to both Native Americans and non-Native visitors. Best-selling and award-winning author Traci Sorell is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and illustrator Madelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.
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Traci Sorell
Traci Sorell lives with her family in the Cherokee Nation, out in the country—much like she did as a child. Her mother's Cherokee family has been in the area since the forced removal of most Cherokee people from their southeastern...
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