The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds by Raymond Yakeleya

This book contains four Dene First Nation stories, as experienced by Raymond Yakeleya. "Flight Through the Rainbow" is about flying in a small plane through a rainbow, and tells a legend of how spiders catch drops of colour in their webs. "The Midwife" is a story told to Raymond by his Granny Harriet about bringing the spirit of babies into the world. "The Slingshot and the Songbird" is about a boy's contrition over killing a friendly songbird. "The Medicine Brothers," told to Raymond by his uncle George Blondin, is about giant birds when the world was new. "Flight through the Rainbow" is also an animated film created by artist Rich Throux, available to view by following QR codes from the book.(FromUpRouteBooks)

Raymond Yakeleya is a Dene filmmaker and writer. His previous work includes the children's book The Tree by the Woodpile. He was born in Tulita, NWT. and is currently based in Edmonton, AB.

Samantha Gibbon, Rich Throux and Antoine Mountain are illustrators from across Canada.