Life is a circle, just like the seasons, from youth through old age.
Cheryl Walsh Bellville , a professional photographer for more than forty years, also writes and illustrates books for young readers..
Rendon (White Earth) is the creator/producer for Raving Native Productions. -- Booklist Award-winning poet, playwright, performance artist, and activist Marcie R.
An ideal choice for classroom units on contemporary Native American life.
Clear, informative photographs help clarify the text and leave readers with the sense that they have accompanied the Downwinds.
At ceremonies and in daily life, Windy and Sharyl celebrate Anishinaabe culture by teaching their children traditional skills, dance steps, and lifeways, all part of the Circle of community and the seasons and life.
Windy is mourning his mother, who recently passed away, and also honoring her by dancing at the powwow.
Later that summer, the Family attends the Red Lake Fourth of July Powwow seeking healing and comfort.
At the Leech Lake Memorial Day gathering, Shian will hand over her crown to the next princess.
For the past year, their oldest daughter, Shian, has been honored as junior princess for Bug-o-nay-ge-shig School.
Sharyl and Windy Downwind and their children travel from their home on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota to powwows all around the region.
The Circle of the year brings seasonal rituals: a winter of preparation followed by a summer of powwows.
Life is a circle, just like the seasons, from youth through old age
