Wôpanâak Seasons: Seeqan, Neepun, Keepun, Pup8n voices as diverse as their homelands

as diverse as their homelands

both personal and historical

and the difficult struggles and profound emotional satisfactions the author experienced in the course of one twelve-month period—from a winter pregnancy through a spring and summer of new motherhood to her return to writing in the fall

and tensions over “real Indian-ness” emerge

Wôpanâak Seasons: Seeqan, Neepun, Keepun, Pup8n voices as diverse as their homelandsIn Wpanak Seasons a young Wampanoag child takes readers on a seasonal journey through Aquinnah, on Neope, known as Martha's Vineyard. Spring brings the return of wildlife; summer brings beach adventures and clambakes; fall is for harvesting cranberries and making jams; and winter features cozy gatherings and heartfelt traditions. Each season showcases the rich cultural heritage of the Wampanoag people. With striking illustrations and lyrical prose,