The traditional Ojibwe story of the life cycle told in English and Ojibwemowin. Our lives are in four stages, or hills, each represented by a season–babies (spring), youth (summer), adulthood (fall) and elders (winter). Each hill has its own challenges, as well responsibilities. To live out all the hills is one of the Creator’s greatest gifts.

Written by Elizabeth Albert-Peacock, Translations by Manidoo Maiingan, Illustrations by Anna Granholm.