erine 's review for:

Treaty Words: For as Long as the Rivers Flow by Aimée Craft

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When I think of treaties, I tend to think of a mutually agreed upon contract. Both parties should uphold their obligations. When I think of treaties between the United States and Native Americans, I tend to think of broken trust, unfulfilled obligations, and bad faith. This book added another angle, which is the concept of treaty being between two entities who "agree to work together" and that treaties have existed between natural phenomena (plants, animals, sun, and the like) since the beginning. There is a positive, helpful, teamwork aspect to this that is missing in my own concept of treaty, which is much more clinical and utilitarian.

Note: Canadian author/illustrator.