I am indigenous

key selling points

• each spread showcases the beautiful artwork of 13 different indigenous illustrators from across north america, highlighting the diversity of indigenous experience and identity.
• illustrators include aedan corey, emily côté, lynne hardy, emma hassencahl-perley, aaron kaleinani kai, soni lópez-chávez, kelsey mata foote, lannie mccullough, onedove, mangeshig pawis-steckley, madeson singh-whiteknife, jordan stranger and kameron white.
• the gentle text acknowledges different languages, territories, appearances, family structures, cultures and traditions, while reassuring the reader that even if they don't know much about their heritage, they are indigenous.
• anne tenning was inspired by a group of young indigenous students who she asked to share what it meant to them to be indigenous. the majority expressed a lack of confidence in identifying as an indigenous person because of how they looked or because they did not know much about their culture. she wrote this book as a way to let them know they should be proud of who they are, regardless of their level of knowledge.
• the author is a member of the stz'uminus first nation on vancouver island and is of coast salish, european and japanese ancestry.