Hidden buffalo / Rudy Wiebe ; Michael Lonechild, illustrator.

By:

Wiebe, Rudy, 1934-

Contributor(s):

Lonechild, Michael

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Northern lights books for childrenPublication details: Calgary : Red Deer Press, 2003.Description: [30] p. : ill. ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

088995285X
0889953345

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

jC813/.54 21

Summary: As the Cree people watch summer drift into autumn, they hunt all over the prairie for the great buffalo herds that will provide food for the coming winter. But they can find none and the people are growing desperate with hunger. The tribe must decide whether to follow the vision of a young boy, Sky Running, and risk enemy territory or face the harsh winter without sufficient food.

Tags from this library:

FN - Canada (3) ,
FN - Cree (1)

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Pathways	PEO WIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Checked out	06/09/2025	I0000000047233

Total holds: 0

As the Cree people watch summer drift into autumn, they hunt all over the prairie for the great buffalo herds that will provide food for the coming winter. But they can find none and the people are growing desperate with hunger. The tribe must decide whether to follow the vision of a young boy, Sky Running, and risk enemy territory or face the harsh winter without sufficient food.

University of Alberta copy in the Canadian Children's Book Centre Depository Collection.

Comment by Mrs Beth Brown

06/11/2019

A story based on a Cree legend. A boy named sky continues to watch for Buffalo as his people are running out of food. The creator tells him in a dream where to go to find the Buffalo. Sky has the support of his grandma and the leaders of the tribe agreed to follow his dream. The focus of the story is the people's dependence on the land, and on their trust of the creator to guide them to food.

Primary – appropriate as a read aloud for young primary and possibly a reader for older primary.

Curriculum connections:

Social Studies: Family/Community roles (1), Values in indigenous cultures (3)

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