Name: Four Faces of the Moon
Brand: Annick Press
SKU: 290590352
Price: 17.38 GBP
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Four Faces of the Moon

By Amanda Strong, Dr. Sherry Farrell-Racette

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Format

Paperback, 136 pages

Published

Canada, 1 September 2021

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 Métis

Historical events

Timeline

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Product Description

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 Métis

Historical events

Timeline

EAN

9781773214535

ISBN

1773214535

Writer

Amanda Strong, Dr. Sherry Farrell-Racette

Publisher

Annick Press

Dimensions

25.2 x 17.8 x 1.8 centimeters (0.59 kg)

Promotional Information

Consumer and Trade key reviewer printed ARC and DRC mailing
NetGalley, CataList, and no-request necessary Edelweiss DRC distribution
Bookseller outreach, including promotion at Winter Institute, Children's Institute, EBMA, BEA; finished book mailing; Trade advertising
Librarian and teacher outreach, including promotion at ALA MW, OLA, TLA, SLJ Middle Grade Magic; contesting and more in Annick teacher-librarian newsletter; Library-facing advertising; Educator's guide
Print and online media outreach, including graphic novel and Indigenous/Native American focused-bookstagrammers, bloggers, YouTubers
Social media campaign and virtual programming including virtual launch event; endorsements by Indigenous and Michif influencers; posts tied to National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) and month (Canada); Promotion through Annick e-newsletters; book trailer by author-illustrator Amanda Strong
Presentation at international rights conferences including Frankfurt, Bologna, Guadalajara, and more

About the Author

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 (Métis/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.