{"product_id":"sugar-bush-babies-stories-of-my-ojibwe-grandmother-hardcover","title":"Sugar Bush Babies: Stories of My Ojibwe Grandmother - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanis A. Fairbanks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir of lessons learned from an Ojibwe grandmother during the time of Relocation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why, her mother asked, did Janis keep running away from kindergarten? She wanted to go home. But not to the house they had just moved to in Duluth, with its gravel yard and traffic noise. She was a country girl, and home was the log cabin among the wildflowers on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in Bena, Minnesota. Knowing they were now going to stay in the city, Janis's parents offered her a compromise: during the summer, Janis could leave the bustle of Duluth and live with her grandmother on the Fond du Lac Reservation, listening to stories, learning Ojibwe, and finding her place in the world. In \u003ci\u003eSugar Bush Babies, \u003c\/i\u003eJanis A. Fairbanks returns to that time of Relocation, dislocation, and discovery, taking us home with her through stories of childhood and lessons learned at her grandmother's knee, enveloped in love and tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through the eyes of a child and the teachings of an elder, Fairbanks revisits her life during Indian Relocation from reservations to urban areas, from Ojibwe villages to white communities whose ideas about Indians came from Hollywood Westerns. Recalling her early childhood at Leech Lake, her school days in Duluth, and her summers in Fond du Lac, Janis brings the gifts of living history full circle, continuing the traditions of carrying family lore, women's wisdom, and Indigenous culture from generation to generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are tales told at nighttime or during thunderstorms; lessons in Native medicine; stories of Grandma's recollections of boarding school, Daddy's days as a lumberjack, and Mother's special powers; memories of wash days and dancing, of powwows and Girl Scout camp, of snaring rabbits, selling lilacs, and attending the circus. A lyrical memoir, \u003ci\u003eSugar Bush Babies\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the eloquence of women speaking and sharing through generations and the lasting power of tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Janis A. Fairbanks is a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. She is involved in preserving and revitalizing the Ojibwe language and was the first coordinator of the Anishinaabemowin Ojibwe Language Program for Fond Du Lac Reservation. She is on the editorial advisory board for Thunderbird Press (Animikii Mazina'iganan) and mentors a writers' group. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987479101741,"sku":"9781517919023","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dzsSyubMnQ9781517919023.webp?v=1776178952","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sugar-bush-babies-stories-of-my-ojibwe-grandmother-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}