• Age: 5 to 9
• Grade: k to 4

Tsunaxen sets out for a relaxing canoe ride but has an adventure instead!
In a Coast Salish village, beautifully described with bright illustrations, lives young Tsunaxen who knows to practice his cultural teachings by giving thanks and trusting in the Creator, no matter what he encounters.

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Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee belongs to S?wx?wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation). She is a decolonial creative & educator living and working in her ancestral homelands on the shared territory of the x?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish), and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples also known as the City of Vancouver. Ta7talíya works within the intersection of class, culture and creativity, applying the skills of communication design to social change. She is the author, illustrator and designer of decolonial workbooks, board games, workshops and a children's book. Ta7talíya's collaborations have influenced opinions, changed behaviours and mobilized community action. Her approach earned her the 2019 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion. She is a 2024 Dialogue Associate with the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University where she is also working towards a PhD in Languages, Cultures and Literacies within the Faculty of Education.