Herizon, a wordless, children’s picture book Social Justice and learning through storytelling engaging

and learning through storytelling engaging students’ understanding and encouraging them to embrace differing worldviews

For most of America’s history

over-exploitation of the land and sea by colonialists compromised Beothuk food supply and spiritual beliefs

a naturopathic physician and member of the Deninu K'ue First Nation

Indigenous communities are demanding a political and moral authority over their own communities that they have historically been denied

Herizon, a wordless, children’s picture book Social Justice and learning through storytelling engagingHerizon, by Din author Daniel W. Vandever, and illustrator Corey Begay, Din, is a story of female empowerment and intergenerational strength. A young Din girl helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep with a magical scarf that transforms the world she knows. Females are at the center of Din (Navajo) worldview as identity is determined through ones mother. As such, females are sacred beings that bear life, nurture growth, and provide safety and