"A Rocky Cree girl must choose the skill that will define her miskanaw, the path of her life, in the second book of The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw *thiniwak series. Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, or m+thikowisiwin, they will seek to master. With her sapotawan ceremony fast approaching, AmM must choose her m+thikowisiwin. Her sister, P+sim, became a midwife; others gather medicines or harvest fish. But none of those feel quite right. AmM has always loved making things. Her uncle can show her how to make nipisiwata, willow baskets. Her grandmother can teach her how to make kwakwαywata, birchbark containers and plates. Her auntie has offered to begin AmM's apprenticeship in making askihkwak, pottery. What will AmM's m+thikowisiwin be? Which skill should she choose? And how will she know what is right for her?"-- Provided by publisher.
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