What does it mean to be Miākmaq? And if Swift Fox canāt find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family?
When Swift Foxās father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that sheāll learn how to be Miākmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Miākmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesnāt understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when itās time to smudge and everyone else knows how, Swift Fox feels even more like she doesnāt belong.
Then she meets her cousin Sully and realizes that sheās not the only one whoās unsureāand she may even be the one to teach him something about what being Miākmaq means. Based on the authorās own experience, with striking illustrations by Maya McKibbin, Swift Fox All Along is a poignant story about identity and belonging that is at once personal and universally resonant.