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Antoine Mountain follows up his previous memoirFrom Bear Rock Mountainwith the bookChild of Morning Star Embers of an Ancient DawnChild of Morning Starisa poetic collection of stories that draws on Antoine Mountains travels and knowledge as a Dene artist and a lifelong student of history In it he weaves stories about people and art and the moments when our world manages to pause just briefly enough that we can see the roots of our communal humanity Each part of this book corresponds to the four directions of the Medicine Wheel and offers insight into history social conditions community and the spiritualChild of Morning Starlooks towards the future and the promise of tomorrow