Synopsis:

Kenkéknem (Bear) and Sek̓lép (Coyote) are both busy preparing for the long winter months ahead. They have always done this separately and did not share their prepared foods with each other. However, this year Kenkéknem is curious about what Sek̓lép is doing, and he is also very hungry. Kenkéknem’s curiosity and hunger soon get them both into trouble. This forces them to work and learn together to find out how to solve their problem. In the process, they learn through shared experiences and reflect together. They then discover that they have many new stories to share and new ways to prepare foods together.

They gather their relations to share their stories in a wider circle of community in order to share this way of learning through connectedness and relationships.

Educator Information
Kenkéknem (Bear) and Sek̓lép (Coyote) are both busy preparing for the long winter months. They have always done this separately and did not share. However, Kenkéknem is curious about what Sek̓lép was doing, and he was very hungry. Kenkéknem’s curiosity and hunger soon gets himself (and Sek̓lép) into trouble. This forces them to work and learn together to find out how to solve their problems. In the process, they learn through reflecting and experiencing together (reciprocal relationships) that they have discovered many new stories and ways to prepare food. They gather their relations to share their stories in a wider circle of community in order that they can share this way of learning through connectedness and relationships.

Subjects / Themes: Cooperation; Working Together; Reciprocal Relationships; Food; Community; Bears; Coyote; Indigenous Canadian

This story works well with other works by Mike Bowden and Kelsey Jules, including Four Winds, Porcupine, and Chief Goose.

Recommended for grades 3 to 7.

Additional Information
24 Pages | Colour illustrations | 22 x 28 cm | ISBN: 9781771745604 | Hardcover