May We Have Enough to Share by Richard Van Camp is a beautiful board book for young readers, but I must confess that its themes of gratitude, community, abundance, interconnection, and generosity got me through the first year of the pandemic.
My son loved the images of young children and their families which were provided by tea & bannock a self-described “collective blog by indigenous women photographers.”
And my heart soared with every re-reading (and he demanded many) as I was reminded that another world beyond colonialism and capitalism is possible, has existed on this land before, and continues on in many families and communities.
May We Have Enough to Share’s beautiful text has prompted me to reflect on:
How can I continue to centre contemporary images of Indigenous families taken or crafted by Indigenous peoples?
What parts of my curriculum send the message to my students that the world is a place of scarcity? What parts of my curriculum instill messages of abundance and enoughness?
Thinking of purchasing May We Have Enough to Share? Consider supporting and Indigenous bookseller like Goodminds.com or Strong Nations.