Shanyaak'utlaax̲ /
"After a Tlingit mother gives her son a dried piece of salmon with mold on the end, he flings it away in disgust, committing a taboo. This offends the Salmon People, who sweep him into the water and into their world, where they name him Shanyaak'utlaax̲ or Salmon Boy. Find out what happens...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English Tlingit |
Published: |
Juneau, Alaska :
Sealaska Heritage Institute,
[2017]
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Series: | Baby Raven reads
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Summary: | "After a Tlingit mother gives her son a dried piece of salmon with mold on the end, he flings it away in disgust, committing a taboo. This offends the Salmon People, who sweep him into the water and into their world, where they name him Shanyaak'utlaax̲ or Salmon Boy. Find out what happens to Shanyaak'utlaax̲ in this ancient Tlingit story"--Jacket. |
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Item Description: | "This is an update of the 2004 edition published by Sealaska Heritage Institute"--Title page verso. |
Physical Description: | 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
Awards: | Winner of the 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Best Picture Book Award |
ISBN: | 9781946019028 194601902X |