{"product_id":"we-are-who-we-are-an-ode-to-indigenous-heroes-past-and-present-hardcover","title":"We Are Who We Are: An Ode to Indigenous Heroes Past and Present - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWab Kinew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanine Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA companion book to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eGo Show the World\u003c\/i\u003e, this is another joyous picture book celebration of 13 Indigenous heroes from the past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are who we are. There's strength in this too. We kept this place free, so you can be you. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Wab Kinew expresses this essential message and continues his work from \u003ci\u003eGo Show the World \u003c\/i\u003eby celebrating the triumphs of 13 more Indigenous heroes throughout history -- and how their struggles and successes have made not just their communities but the world a better place for today's youth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom engineer Mary Golda Ross to interpreter George Bonga, from actor Chief Dan George to author Tasha Spillett, Kinew explores how each of these heroes embraced their most authentic selves (alongside gorgeous illustrations by Janine Gibbons) . . . and encourages young readers to do the same.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAB KINEW\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAn Anishinaabe Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Everlasting Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Walking in Two Worlds, Go Show the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reason You Walk\u003c\/i\u003e. A member of the Midewin and an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, he is a former journalist, hip-hop artist and television host who was named by Postmedia News as one of \"9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know.\" Kinew lives in Winnipeg with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANINE GIBBONS\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-disciplinary artist and award-winning illustrator. She graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle and Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Janine has illustrated four books in the Sealaska Heritage's Baby Raven Reads series, including \u003ci\u003eRaven Makes the Aleutians\u003c\/i\u003e, an AIYLA Honor Book, and most recently \u003ci\u003eNang Jáadaa Sg̱áana 'Láanaa aa Isdáayaan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales\u003c\/i\u003e), which is entirely in the Haida language Xaad Kíl. She divides her time between Alaska and Hawai'i.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.5 x 11.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45580899221548,"sku":"9781774883594","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/GesS-gR0It9781774883594.webp?v=1780069815","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/we-are-who-we-are-an-ode-to-indigenous-heroes-past-and-present-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}