Description
Trina Rathgeber is the granddaughter of the main character, Ilse Schweder. She is from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. This book is based on extensive interviews she did with her grandmother before she died. Illustrated by Alina Pete from the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan and coloured by Jillian Dolan of Cree and Métis ancestry. The illustrator worked extensively from reference photos and images to accurately represent the time and place in this book.
Iskwew Pithasew nitisithikason. My name is Lady of the Thunderbird, and this is my story.
It takes courage and bravery to survive in the barrens.
In 1944, thirteen-year-old Ilse Schweder got lost in a snowstorm while checking her family's trapline in northern Canada. This is the harrowing story of how a young Indigenous girl defies the odds and endures nine days alone in the unforgiving barrens. Ilse faces many challenges, including freezing temperatures, wild animals, snow blindness and frostbite. With no food or supplies, she relies on Traditional Indigenous Knowledge passed down from her family. Ilse uses her connection to the land and animals, wilderness skills and resilience to find her way home. Audience: Ages 9-12. This book contains 88 Colour illustrations.
Iskwew Pithasew nitisithikason. My name is Lady of the Thunderbird, and this is my story.
It takes courage and bravery to survive in the barrens.
In 1944, thirteen-year-old Ilse Schweder got lost in a snowstorm while checking her family's trapline in northern Canada. This is the harrowing story of how a young Indigenous girl defies the odds and endures nine days alone in the unforgiving barrens. Ilse faces many challenges, including freezing temperatures, wild animals, snow blindness and frostbite. With no food or supplies, she relies on Traditional Indigenous Knowledge passed down from her family. Ilse uses her connection to the land and animals, wilderness skills and resilience to find her way home. Audience: Ages 9-12. This book contains 88 Colour illustrations.