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She is the author of several picture books, a number of first readers and novels for young adults and one non fiction—so far. Most of all she is a mother and grandmother and aunty to dozens of nieces and nephews. Sylvia has spent most of her life living in Tsartlip First Nation, where her children and grandc Sylvia Olsen is a writer and public speaker living on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Sylvia has spent most of her life living in Tsartlip First Nation, where her children and grandchildren now live. Because Sylvia is non native and her children are of mixed heritage most of her stories are about the place—the time—the experience of where different sorts of people come together. Her newest books are: She is currently working on an adult non fiction and dreaming up a new story for a Young Adult novel making it up is her favourite part of the writing process.
She also loves to draw, sew, knit and design clothing. Her career, her dedication and her passion are to make sure everyone has a healthy place to live.
Interesting reading:
Books by Sylvia Olsen. Olsen began her research by contacting and locating 13 teen and young adult moms who were from ages 15 through He describes his family, cultural traditions, growing up on the reservation, World War II experiences, and how he earned the status of War Chief by completing the four war deeds required of the Crow warrior. Pictographs of the Reservation Period, is a recent publication that documents the pictographs of Blackfoot warriors created from the s to in both Canada and the United States.
James Dempsey draws on his Blood First Nation heritage, extensive research in museum collections, and interviews with Blackfoot Siksika Elders to create this impressive work.
Just Ask Us: A Conversation with First Nations Teenage Moms
He documents the types of artwork found on Blackfoot teepee covers, painted robes, teepee liners and doors, and painted panels that depict the images of warrior pictography and history. Peoples of the Maritimes written by archaeologist Stephen A. Davis was first issued in This reprint provides senior high school and first-year university students with a basic introduction to the archaeology, history, and cultural traditions of the Mi'kmaq Nation. This page book contains the English edition and on the inverted pages the text is written in James Bay Cree Western dialect using syllabic characters.
Language teacher Annie Ashamock wrote the text that consists of twelve brief sections that describe the cultural traditions and history of the James Bay Cree. Conversations with Aboriginal Writers is a valuable introduction to the literary works of ten Aboriginal writers from Canada. Author Jennifer David interviewed these authors and from these initial discussions she successfully weaves a biographical sketch of each author through quotes from their works and her own analysis.
Our Life Among the Iroquois Indians, originally published in , is reissued by the University of Nebraska Press with some minor changes.