Book Reading with Emily Johnson

Location: Odell Park, Fredericton

Date: June 8, 2024 (Rain date June 15, 2024)

Time: 1:00 PM

Cost: Free

Join the Nature Trust as they host a live book reading with Emily Johnson, author of Mitzy's First Time Picking Sweetgrass.

About the book

Mitzy the cat is invited by her mom to go sweetgrass picking for the very first time! As her mom passes the important Indigenous teaching down to the next generation, Mitzy learns that this beautiful plant is a traditional medicine that is used for ceremonies, healing, and art.

About the author/artist

Emily A. Isaac Johnson, is a Mi’kmaq woman from Listuguj Quebec who is a loving and devoted sister, daughter, and friend. She grew up in Fredericton, New Brunswick where she is now an active member of the St. Mary’s First Nation community and works as a doula to help families before and after new babies are born. Emily is also a graduate of the Wabanaki Visual Arts Program at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design where she focused on beadwork.

This is an outdoor event so please dress according to the weather.

Materials to bring:

• Weather-appropriate clothing
• Water and snacks
• Sunscreen and bug repellant
• Anything to keep you comfortable (blanket, pillow, folding chair, etc.)

The Nature Trust of New Brunswick acknowledges that the preserves which we protect are located on the traditional territories of the Wabanaki peoples.