Dancing Feathers - Black Rose, Bk E25 Author:Christel Kleitsch, Paul Stephens "The spirit Bay Series centers around the life of Tafia, an 11-year-old Ojibway girl, and her family, who live on the Reserve near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Tafia struggles with growing up as an Indian, a member of a minority group whose traditions have been rejected by the cultural majority. But these are not bitter stories... The characters emerge... more » as real people and the reader is left waiting for the next installment in the lives of Tafia and the people of the Spirit Bay Reserve." - Saskatchewan Library Assn., Forum
"Tafia lives in a small Indian community, where she has to learn the fine act of balancing traditional values with mainstream cultural values. The stories are sensitive and exciting... I can see the book adding a new dimension to my Indian study unit." - Federation of Women Teachers or Ontario, Newsletter
"Sensitively written and does provide an honest insight into the conflict that Tafia faces as an Indian in Canada today... A sense of understanding and empathy was developed among my young readers." - Alberta Teachers' Assn., Multicultural Education Council Newsletter« less