I Am Not a Costume poetry Based on her research and

Based on her research and work with Native women in prisons

they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through

Clatterbuck explores contemporary Native Christianity by listening as indigenous voices narrate their own stories on their own terms

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I Am Not a Costume poetry Based on her research andI am not a costume. Ayasha's school is having a costume party and she is so excited! But when Ayasha arrives at school and sees other students wearing fake regalia, she is confused and upset. She doesn't understand why they think her culture is a costume. Ayasha turns to her family and together they come up with a way to teach her classmates about her culture and how to honor her people respectfully.