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"Fort Chipewyan Homecoming: A Journey to Native Canada", written by Morningstar Mercredi and illustrated by Darren McNally,
is a welcome reprise from childrens books which stereotypically portray Native Americans. As such it is a much-needed inclusion in classroom curriculum. This book instills the fact that
the Native American of today and of yesterday is not one entity, they are many. There are as many factors which went into shaping them from what they were
to what they are. Indeed they are sometimes different in regard to characteristics such as their concept of family, community, religion, medicine, interpersonal relations, personal space, body language, emotional
expression, value of the individual versus the group and attitudes toward other cultures. While they differ from mainstream culture in some respects, however, they are very much members of
that culture in other respects. "Fort Chipewyan Homecoming: A Journey to Native Canada" is recommended for student age nine to eleven. It
is the story of twelve-year old Matthew Dunns trip back to his mothers tribal homeland in northeastern Alberta. From a divorced home, Matthew normally lives one year with his
mother and the following year with his father. This introduces a number of complexities into his life not the least of which is his dual residence in Saskatchewan and
Alberta. Matthews lifestyle with both of his parents is characteristic of any other youth of his age. His mother, however, is Metis and one year she decides to
take him on a trip back to the old settlement of Fort Chipewyan where he can learn about his native heritage and, in fact, how she grew up as a