Four Faces of the Moon

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Unique visuals: This is a groundbreaking project with stunning spreads adapted from award winning stop-motion animation film of same name. Art is all manipulated and modified stills from the film, that itself uses elaborate sets and puppetry. Creator on the rise: Amanda Strong is an up and coming Indigenous artist. She's the founder of of Spotted Fawn Productions, an animation and media-based studio that provides mentorship and training opportunities for emerging and diverse artists. Her films have screened at Cannes and TIFF and show in art galleries around the world. She is a 2020 Fellow of the Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab. Own Voices: author is a member of the Michif Nation Additional content: The book includes a note from the author. Strong did a lot of research about family and their involvement in historical events like the Red River Rebellion, discovering connections to personal and political history later in life. Additional resources at the end of the book by Dr. Sherry Farrell-Racette (Michif), an associate professor of Native Studies and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Manitoba, provides information on Michif culture and history and the injustices of colonialism. Includes information on: Moon - cycles, symbols, cultural ties What is a Michif? What is a Metis Historical events Timeline

Amanda Strong is a Michif filmmaker, illustrator, media artist, and stop-motion director, as well as the founder of Spotted Fawn Productions, an Indigenous-led production studio that provides mentorship and training opportunities for emerging and diverse artists. She is based out of the unceded Coast Salish territory in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sherry Farrell Racette (Metis/Algonquin/Irish) is an interdisciplinary scholar with an active artistic and curatorial practice. She was born in Manitoba and is a member of Timiskaming First Nation in Quebec (unceded Algonquin territory). Prior to her doctoral studies, she had an extensive career in Indigenous education. Her work as a cultural historian is grounded in archival research and object-based study in museum collections with an emphasis on retrieving women's voices and recovering aesthetic knowledge.In addition to her painting, beading and textile work, she has illustrated eight children's books, collaborating with some of Canada's most noted Indigenous authors. Farrell Racette is currently teaching in the Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Media, Art and Performance at the University of Regina.