Congratulations on the publication of IT’S POWWOW TIME! by Martha Troian, publishing today from Greenwillow Books!
This lyrical and joyful picture book celebrates new experiences and community traditions when a young boy learns to dance at his first powwow.
Bineshii is looking forward to his first powwow. He wakes up and travels with his mother to the community event. He eats bannock and drinks strawberry juice as he watches the dancers perform. And ever so slowly, Bineshii works his way from the edge of the circle watching the dancers to inside the circle itself, dancing and celebrating with everyone else.
Award-winning journalist Martha Troian’s child-centered text, and Hawlii Pichette’s action-packed illustrations build excitement on the page as Bineshii’s curiosity and confidence grows. IT’S POWWOW TIME! explores the rewards of being open to new experiences, while also serving as a beautiful and informative introduction to a First Nations powwow.
Martha Troian is an award-winning independent journalist and writer. She is proudly from Lac Seul First Nation and Wabauskang First Nation in northwestern Ontario. Specializing in investigative journalism, she has worked for and contributed to media outlets across Canada for close to 15 years. Martha’s investigations have received widespread acclaim, notably her work on CBC’s Missing and Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls. That project garnered a total of 11 awards including the 2016 Canadian Hillman Prize and the 2016 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression: Investigative award. For her work with Vice News’ Indigenous Water Crisis, Martha received the 2018 Canadian Hillman Honourable Mention.
Martha Troian is represented by Carolyn Forde and Amy Tompkins.
Congratulations!