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""These hands have always held someone. Today they hold you.""Every morning, Kawenní io comes to Tóta. Every morning, Tóta is waiting. The comb. The parting. The three strands. Over, under, over, under - while the bay goes gold outside the window and Tóta hums a song with no words, just feeling. But one morning, Kawenní io asks: ""Why do you always braid my hair?"" And Tóta's answer holds everything - every grandmother who braided before her, every morning that was ordinary and sacred at the same time, every braid that was really a love story told in three strands. Warm rhyming text for ages 3-6 - simple, sensory, and deeply tender Rooted in Kanien'kehá ka (Mohawk) tradition from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Celebrates the sacred act of hair braiding as cultural transmission and love Set on the Bay of Quinte - the ancestral territory of the Kenhtè ke Mohawks Written by a Mohawk author from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory The perfect gift for every grandmother and grandchild who shares a quiet morning Perfect for ages 3-6 - Grandparents Day - National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) - baby showers - first birthdays - classroom read-alouds - and every morning that is ordinary and sacred at the same time. A companion to the Because of You Family Series - by Jem Maracle, Kanien'kehá ka, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Nya: wen.

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