Gracias te damos: una ofrenda de los Nativos Americanos al amenecer de cada día 
By Chief Jake Swamp
Illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr.
9781880000441
For as long as anyone can remember, Mohawk parents have taught their children to start each day by giving thanks to Mother Earth. Also known as the Thanksgiving Address, this good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift. The whole universe — from the highest stars to the tiniest blade of grass — is addressed as one great family.
Now readers of all ages can share in this tribute to the environment, adapted especially for children by Chief Jake Swamp, whose efforts to share this vision of thanksgiving take him all over the world. Translated from and Giving Thanks, Gracias te damos is a timeless celebration of the spirit of nature.
- Awards
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50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know 2001
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Reading Rainbow Feature Title
- Interest Level
- Grades K - 6
- Reading Level
- Grades 3 - 4
- Themes
- Environment/Nature, Family Traditions, Native American Interest
- Accelerated Reader
- Level: 3.3
Points:
Chief Jake Swamp (Tekaronianeken) is a founder of the Tree of Peace Society, an international organization promoting peace and conservation. Chief Swamp has delivered the traditional Thanksgiving Address throughout the world, including at the United Nations. He was born on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation in upstate New York, and now lives in Hogansburg, NY.
Erwin Printup, Jr. is a Cayuga/Tuscarora painter who received a degree in fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Art, in Santa Fe, NM. Born in Niagara Falls, he now lives in Lewiston, NY.
