"Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from other salt marsh grasses, but slowly the spirit and peace of her surroundings speak to her, and she gathers sweetgrass as her ancestors have done for centuries, leaving the first blade she sees to grow for future generations. This sweet, authentic story from a Maliseet mother and her Passamaquoddy husband includes backmatter about traditional basket making and a Wabanaki glossary." -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Settings: Maine, Northern America, United States of America
Tribal Affiliation/Homelands: Passamaquoddy Tribe, Wabanaki
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: First/Native Nations/American Indian/Indigenous
Character Prominence: Joint Main