As long as the rivers flow
Subtitle: a last summer before residential school
By: by Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden ; illustrated by Heather D. Holmlund.
Contributors: Brissenden, Connie.
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Loyie, Oskiniko Larry, -- 1933-  -- Juvenile literature; Cree Indians -- Alberta -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Cree Indians -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Boarding schools -- Alberta -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of North America -- Canada.
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography; Juvenile literature.
Description: "n the 1800s, the education of First Nations children was taken on by various churches, in government-sponsored residential schools. Children were forcibly taken from their families in order to erase their traditional languages and cultures. As Long as the Rivers Flow is the story of Larry Loyie's last summer before entering residential school. It is a time of learning and adventure. He cares for an abandoned baby owl and watches his grandmother make winter moccasins. He helps the family prepare for a hunting and gathering trip."--Publisher's website  (www.anansi.ca)
Notes: "A Groundwood book."

8 and up.

Author is recipient of the 2001 Canada Post Literacy Award for Individual Achievement (British Columbia).

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