A Haida-language children’s book will be the first in a new series to be published through a program at the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Alaska
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Sealaska Heritage Institute has released the first children’s book in the Haida language Xaad Kil through its Baby Raven Reads program.
“It’s the first book I ever illustrated, and now it’s the first children’s book in the Haida language,” said Haida illustrator Janine Gibbons in a phone interview. “I had to stretch my mind. How am I going to represent this? And how am I going to represent this accurately?”The book’s art, painted by Gibbons, was originally created for the Tlingit version of the story.
Gibbons painted the original illustrations based on her experiences in Southeast Alaska, based off photos and the land of the Haida people and their forebears.“You will understand that the language is fully just an extension of the land, and that’s how I illustrated the story,” Gibbons said. “The images tell the story without the words, too.”
“I’m excited for people to be opening the door of more knowledge,” Gibbons said. “It’s a great format for other Native cultures to see this is how you can do books. SHI is on the forefront of this.”
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