This is an accountability report for the books distributed at the Awasisak conference. The books were also distributed to the employees working at River Cree hotel. Maskwacis Cultural College gave away 2000 books at the Awasisak Conference in 2019 (see charts within brochure). Participants from the Treaty 6 area had taken some books. These areas covered were: Samson, Ermineskin, Saddle Lake, Louis Bull, Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Paul First Band, Thunderchild, Loon River, Montana, and Enoch. Librarian Manisha Khetarpal did a presentation about the power of songs, rhymes and early literacy development.

1. .
RESPECTFULLY
PREPARED BY MANISHA
KHETARPAL & JERILEE
BUFFALO
Maskwacis Cultural
College
2 Saddleback Rd. N
Maskwacis, AB
T0C 1N0
Phone (780) 585-3925
Fax (780) 585-2080
www.mccedu.ca
MASWKACIS
CULTURAL COLLEGE
AWASISAK
2019
WHAT IS AWASISAK?
Maskwacis Cultural College
gave away 2000 books at the
Awasisak Conference in 2019
(see charts within brochure).
Participants from the Treaty 6
area had taken some books.
These areas covered were:
Samson, Ermineskin, Saddle
Lake, Louis Bull, Alexis Nakota
Sioux Nation, Paul First Band,
Thunderchild, Loon River,
Montana, and Enoch.

2. Band name
# of
attendees
who picked
up books
Samson 7
Ermineskin 6
Saddle Lake 6
Louis Bull 4
Not of indigenous
origin 4
Alexis Nakota
Sioux Nation 2
Paul First Nation 2
Thunderchild 2
Loon River 1
Montana 1
Enoch 1
Total 36
NUMBERS OF THE
STORY
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO USE
THESE BOOKS?
Response from the participants at
the conference:
 Children love books. We use them
for gifts to the children. They're
happy to receive these.
 Read them to my daughter, and the
Daycare children. Give some away
to family members.
 Give to moms in community and my
grandchildren
 Children's reading (circle time) at
work
 Give them to my grandsons
 I will share and read with my
grandchildren. I will offer some
books to the parents and children
that I work with in our program.
 To read with children at the daycare
and also at home.
 Read them to my son
 Give to grandchildren and use at
work
 In the classroom. Also at home
 Give away at the tea dance
 Promote Literacy with book to help
with development and speech.
 For my daycare room
 For my daycare children
 For daycare use!!
 For my kids and work
 Read to children
 Read to my baby. Also to my
toddlers at work.
 Give books to families during my
home visits as part of the early
literacy initiate program