Sambeynonwrites

Repost from but we're going on tour! 🥳

A huge congratulations to all of the finalists, and especially .joseph.35 whose talent really brought this story to life ❤️

We’re so lucky to have gotten the Giant Floor Map of Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada from Canadian Geographic Education! I was able to team up with SD62 Sooke District (Na’tsa’maht) and visit Savory Elementary today! 🤗

The Green Lady Art/Story Contest is open to all Ging̱olx youth ages 5 to 18! Share your story or artwork for a chance to win $600, $400, or $200 cash prizes. Every participant receives a gift and will be featured in a community booklet. Submit by May 1st at 4:00 PM by email, at the GVG office, or at Nathan Barton Elementary. And this summer, all participating artists and writers are invited to a camp on July 1-2 for BBQ, jarring salmon, sharing stories, art, and more! We can’t wait to see what you create. 🍃👻

Hamburger Soup made it into the BC BookWorld this spring! Grateful for every bit of love this little book gets. Also… David Suzuki and I share the same birthday, March 24th 🥳

My daughter’s first science lesson is tomorrow! How hilarious are these baby fake Oolichans 😂 you can get them in the fish section at Canadian Tire, just wash them off! She’s teaching Indigenous science and mimicking how T’ilx (Oolichan grease) is made. Western science would call this “density.” Oil is less dense than water so it rises to the top, that’s how our people have always skimmed the grease. But we always knew that, we just didn’t call it density! Happy Hobiyee everyone! 🌙🐟 For educators, free lesson plans on my website, link in bio! Get creative

Look what arrived in the mail! 🥹❤️ Congratulations on this absolutely BEAUTIFUL book. I am so proud of you! Run to your nearest bookstore and grab your copy!

Thank you to Katarina and the team at HB Williams Memorial Library for having me. I came to read, but learned so much from the care and welcome in this space. The community is lucky to have all of you. Also the holiday setup was amazing!!! ❤️❤️

Hamburger Soup has come to life!! This story is set in the Nisg̱a’a Nation and follows Simg̱an, based on my nephew, learning with his Jijii. You’ll see my paternal Jijii Dora in the illustrations wearing the iconic Nisg̱a’a Nation sweater 🤍 A big t’ooyaksiy̓ n̓iin to our relative G̱alksi De’entkw (Peter McKay) for helping with the language, and you might even spot my Black German Shepherd looking like a G̲ibuu 🍂

Great news… I got an agent!!!!
I’ll be represented by Lisa Rambert-Valaskova at Transatlantic Agency. A literal dream come true! 🌝