The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds: 4 Dene Tales

The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds is a short but welcoming introduction to Dene ways of knowing, complete with gorgeous, colourful illustrations. The artwork makes it an excellent option to add Indigenous perspectives to storytime, and the vocabulary is generally simple enough that early readers may be able to read most of it independently. There is extensive inclusion of Dene terms in brackets, so the book could be used to support very early Dene language learning, as well as general literacy. Some of the stories could be used in science lessons to provide insight into Dene perspectives on concepts such as life cycles or relationships with nature.

Supplementary Resources: Animated film, video game. View the resources here.