It was such an honour to meet you. I am so proud of your book, your work and you!!! Kinanaskomitin 🧡

Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day was on March 20—the same day A TWO-SPIRIT JOURNEY took home the Canada Reads win. Everyone at UMP is extraordinarily honoured to be part of sharing Ma-Nee's story and grateful that so many more Canadians will now be part of it too.

Thank you to Michael Redhead Champagne @northendmc.bsky.social for hosting a truly special conversation, to everyone who joined us, to @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social for supporting the event, and to Ma-Nee and Shayla for sharing your words and your hearts with us!

A quick look at our gifts. Simple children’s story that explains we all have gifts, and we need them all. Enthusiastic and straightforward. ~ Brooke

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4/4

Tzhe message (find your gifts and share them!) is valuable and well conveyed, but the illustrations take the day. A variety of kids of so many differences are used throughout the examples , making the variety of society totally normative. ~ Sandy

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3/4

I could absolutely see this being used as a beginning of the year book where elementary students could think about their own gifts and how they can use them to contribute to the class or school community. ~ Taylor

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2/4

Thank you for thinking of us!! #WeNeedEveryone 🌟

There is also this book coming out in March 2025 about a First Nations writer and community leaders Sonya Ballantyne!

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Hi Mark! Is there any organization or area in particular you want to focus on?