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English Summary:

Introducing M tis culture through a series of eight traditional tales retold by Nathalie Bertin. These charming and entertaining short stories provide a broad snapshot of the M tis world view from historical communities in Ontario and Quebec that pre-date Canadian confederation. These regions have a long history of m tissage and unique cultural flavour that also helped inform western M tis culture. The unique beadworks that accompany each story are beautifully photographed and provide a contemporary stepping point into the tremendous historical M tis crafts - designs that became Canada's first true art form. Entertainment and learning in two languages within the pages of a single book

French Summary:

D couvrez la culture m tisse travers une's rie de huit contes traditionnels racont's par Nathalie Bertin. Ces r cits courts, charmants et divertissants, donnent un aper u de la vie des M tis des communaut's historiques de l'Ontario et du Qu bec qui sont ant rieures la conf d ration canadienne. Ces r gions ont une longue histoire de m tissage et une saveur culturelle unique qui a galement contribu la culture m tisse de l'Ouest. Les oeuvres perl es uniques qui accompagnent chaque histoire sont magnifiquement photographi es et constituent un point de rep re contemporain dans l'extraordinaire artisanat historique des M tis - des cr ations qui sont devenues la premi re v ritable forme d'art du Canada. Divertissement et apprentissage en deux langues dans les pages d'un seul livre