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January 26, 2021

Indigenous Authors of "We Are Water Protectors" Win Caldecott Prize 
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The American Library Association has awarded a Caldecott Medal to the
children's picture book "We Are Water Protectors" - marking the first
time in history Indigenous people are recognized with the award. The
book was illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade and written by
Carole Lindstrom of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. The book tells
the story of a young woman resisting the construction of the Dakota
Access Pipeline.     


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