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2008

Format:	Book
Author:	Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll.
Title:	Flight of the hummingbird / artwork by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas ; essays by Wangari Maathai and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Publisher, Date:	Vancouver : Greystone, ©2008.
Description:	61 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:	Hummingbirds symbolize wisdom and courage. This story has origins with the Quechan people of South America and the Haida of the North Pacific, the determined hummingbird challenges a raging fire that threatens the forest. The story reminds us all that power is not always about size. It is always about commitment.
Subjects:	Indians -- Folklore. Hummingbirds -- Folklore. Environmental protection -- Folklore. Environmental protection -- Citizen participation. Environmental responsibility.
Other Author:	Maathai, Wangari. Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Notes:	On cover: "A parable for the environment."
Contents:	Foreword: Wisdom of the hummingbird / Wangari Maathai -- Flight of the hummingbird -- The hummingbird's effect / Michelle Benjamin -- Afterword: Universal responsibility / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- A single bead of water / Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas -- Biographical notes.
LCCN:	2021443336
ISBN:	9781553653721 1553653726
Other Number:	180689400
System Availability:	2
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	222417
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Call Number:	398.20982 Yahgulan

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