This resource also includes a Métis values chart, and a digital download of the narrations in English and Michif. So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and. The Boy spent a lot of time with the tree. Once there was a tree.and she loved a little boy. All the elements associated with the boy are related to gender expectations of males while the all the gender. While the tree never gets to leave her home, the boy gets to leave home and find a job, marry, have kids and even set sail for a sea voyage.

The Boy would gather her leaves, climb up her trunk and swing from her branches. The tree is referred to as she and her and calls the forest her home. He would often come to play with the tree. The tree loved a small Boy and the Boy loved the tree too. Both Leah Marie Dorion and the Gabriel Dumont Institute are very pleased to share this story with the Métis and larger communities since it emphasizes Métis core values and beliefs including strength, kindness, courage, tolerance, honesty, respect, love, sharing, caring, balance, patience, and most of all, the important connection with the Creator and Mother Earth. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein begins with an apple tree. This vibrantly illustrated children’s book is a beautiful retelling of a traditional Métis story.

This charming story, richly steeped in Métis culture, focuses on the boyhood reminisces of Moushoom as he describes finding the “great giving tree” with his mother and father. The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story The Giving Tree is a story about a very special tree who loves a boy more than anything else in the world.

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