Attorney Craft’s (Anishinaabe Métis) lyrical prose, richly layered with Anishinaabe language, culture, and philosophy, centers the story on an Indigenous understanding of treaties in their truest sense, as 'agreements to make relationships.' Swinson’s beautifully colored illustrations rendered in an arresting graphic style give a decidedly modern feel to a story that links generations.
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Treaty Words
Au bord d’une rivière, un grand-père anishinaabe transmet à sa petite-fille l’essence des traités : des accords de réciprocité, de respect et de renouveau, aussi durables que le soleil, l’herbe et le cours de l’eau.
On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen-to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about treaties-the bonds of reciprocity and renewal that endure for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow.
Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson and an author's note at the end, Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages.
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Aimée Craft est une avocate et auteure anishinaabe/métisse originaire du Treaty 1 territory (Manitoba). Spécialiste reconnue des droits autochtones, des traités et des questions liées à l’eau, elle enseigne à la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa. Treaty Words est le fruit de son engagement pour transmettre les savoirs traditionnels et sensibiliser à l’importance des traités comme fondements de relations harmonieuses entre les peuples et la Terre.
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Aimée Craft's children's book Treaty Words offers an Indigenous perspective on treaties, exploring the power of silence in nature and the importance of understanding treaties as living agreements based on respect, reciprocity, and renewal.
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