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Hi Samantha, I went through your story and enjoyed the read. I had a little tear welling up in my eye as I thought how cool it will be for kids to be reading about part of their culture. This kind of story is long overdue and badly needed. I hope it is the first of many.

I did not see anything that would offend or in need of change. I feel you should leave the spelling “oolichan” as is, since all Nisga’as seem to spell it this way.

Thanks for giving me this opportunity and good luck with the book.

— Edward Desson Fisheries
Manager / Nisga'a Fisheries and Wildlife Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government
We're working on a pronunciation guide just for this book... in the meantime, FirstVoices.com is wonderful resource for learning more about Indigenous languages and cultures. Here are some links to vocabulary from Oolichan Moon:
hlgutk'ihlgum hanaḵ'  (little girl)
​niye'e (grandfather)
​nits'iits' (grandmother)
saak (oolichans)​

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