We Are Who We Are
An Ode to Indigenous Heroes Past and Present
$34.88
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
18 March 2026
Summary
A companion book to the bestselling Go Show the World, this is another joyous picture book celebration of 13 Indigenous heroes from the past and present.
We are who we are. There’s strength in this too. We kept this place free, so you can be you.
Author Wab Kinew expresses this essential message and continues his work from Go Show the World by celebrating the triumphs of 13 more Indigenous heroes throughout history - and how their struggles and successes have made not just the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781774883594 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1774883597 |
| Author: | Wab Kinew, Janine Gibbons |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 298mm x 272mm |
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Critics Review
“A collective biography that sparks further curiosity about the Native heroes it celebrates… . While the individual stories presented here are scant, their presentation brims with admiration and enthusiasm, and it’s the weight of their totality that carries this picture book. A lively and beautifully illustrated salute to Indigenous achievement.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An interesting read-aloud, scaffolded with potential discussions to raise awareness about Indigenous experiences.” —Booklist
About The Author
Wab Kinew
WAB KINEW is the bestselling, award-winning author of An Anishinaabe Christmas, The Everlasting Road, Walking in Two Worlds, Go Show the World and The Reason You Walk. A member of the Midewin and an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, he is a former journalist, hip-hop artist and television host who was named by Postmedia News as one of “9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know.” Kinew lives in Winnipeg with his family.
JANINE GIBBONS is a multi-disciplinary artist and award-winning illustrator. She graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle and Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Janine has illustrated four books in the Sealaska Heritage’s Baby Raven Reads series, including Raven Makes the Aleutians, an AIYLA Honor Book, and most recently Nang Jaadaa Sg̱aana ‘Laanaa aa Isdaayaan (The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales), which is entirely in the Haida language Xaad Kil. She divides her time between Alaska and Hawai’i.
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