Description
Written by Joseph Dandurand, a member of the Kwantlen First Nation and illustrated by Elinor Atkins, Miməwqθelət, “the first bird to sing in the morning”, is a member of the Kwantlen First Nation and a Nɬeʔkepmx artist.
For a long time, the Kwantlen and the bears have lived side by side. When the master carver falls into the river, the bears rescue him. In thanks, the master carver gives the bears animal masks. But the bears don’t know that these masks are magical.
The Bears and the Magic Masks is the fourth in the Kwantlen Stories Then and Now series by award-winning author Joseph Dandurand, following The Girl Who Loved the Birds, A Magical Sturgeon and The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets.