Caribou Colouring Book (miƛ ̓m ̓ sʕ ̓áʕ ̓ác ̓s iʔ styíɬc̓aʔ)

$5.00

A Sinixt colouring book working to revitalize the endangered sn ̓ səlxčin ̓ dialect of the Interior Salish language. Hand-drawn illustrations feature the beloved relationship of a mother caribou and her calf.

Show Details

ISBN: Paperback: 20 Pages Published: 2025 Dimensions: 12 × 9.5 × 0.2 cmWeight: 12 × 9.5 × 0.2 cm

Text & Audio by Taress Kɬm ̓ píc̓ aʔ Alexis & Lucretia X ̌ʕáx̌ ʕaʔ James

Illustrations by Ru Rose Cabodyna (www.rurose.earth)

Design & Layout by Kai Cabodyna (www.kaicabodyna.art)

This project was created as part of the Autonomous Sinixt’s participation in the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resource’s Species at Risk Act endangered species project on Southern Mountain Caribou.

@Maa Press and Smum iem, 2025

www.sinixt.org

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About the Author

Taress Alexis

Taress Alexis is a Sinixt mother of two young children who has worked as an Aboriginal Education Support Worker and Teaching Consultant in three BC School Districts where she delivered culturally appropriate materials to school-aged children using Storytelling and crafts. She has also been an active Storyteller at the Kootenay Storytelling Festival since 2006 and works with community members in other contexts to enhance cultural sensitivity towards the First Nations Community. She is currently working on expanding her repertoire of original and traditional Sinixt and other First Nation stories for children and general audiences