An Aboriginal Carol [With CD]

Bouchard, David

ISBN 10: 0889954062 / ISBN 13: 9780889954069

Published by Red Deer Press, 2007

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0889954062I3N00

Synopsis:

Before the angels stars grew dim
And wondering hunters heard their hymn
One mystic flute - one hundred drums
One message clear, "A King has come!"
Not one had ever seen the like
By light of day or moon of night
Before the angels stars grew dim
And wondering hunters heard this hymn. . .

An Aboriginal Carol is the ultimate Aboriginal collaboration:

Poetry by Metis poet David Bouchard,
Paintings by First Nations artist Moses Beaver, and
Music by Inuit performer Susan Aglukark.

Best-selling Canadian author David Bouchard reworks Canada's oldest and most well-known carol, The Huron Carol. The art of Moses Beaver, from the fly-in reserve of Summer Beaver, Ontario (Nikinamik), resonates and awakens an awareness that is at once exciting and empowering, a way for all people to understand the birth of Christ from an Aboriginal worldview. The pride of the north, Susan Aglukark, interprets, for the first time, the revered carol.

Written in English and in Inuktituk, the language of Canada's Inuit people, the book is accompanied by a CD, which includes a reading in both languages and a performance by Susan. Also available in French and Inuktituk. An Aboriginal Carol is certain to become a classic.

About the Authors: by David Bouchard; illustrations by Moses Beaver; performance by Susan Aglukark

Moses (Amik) Beaver is from the isolated fly-in community of Nibinamik, 500 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, Ont. While Moses work reflects the black lines of traditional Woodlands art, he embraces his own unique style of embedded images of spirits, human faces and animal forms, transcending physical boundaries to the outer dimensions of the spiritual realm. The images tell stories, represent ancient teachings of his people and remind us, we are all connected to each other and the natural world.

Bibliographic Details

Title: An Aboriginal Carol [With CD]
Publisher: Red Deer Press
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Beaver, Moses
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket