First published in 1935, "The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People"
is a children's adventure novel by British author Grey Owl. With
beautiful illustrations also by Grey Owl, the story is based on the
real-life experiences of a young Ojibwe Indian girl called Sajo and her
older brother who adopt two baby beavers, Chilawee and Chikanee, in an
attempt to save them from fur traders. An instant bestseller, it was
translated into numerous European languages including Polish and
Russian. Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (1888-1938), also known as Grey
Owl, was a British fur trapper, conservationist, and writer. In life, he
pretended to be a First Nations person, but it was later discovered that
he was in fact not Indigenous--revelations that greatly tarnished his
reputation. Other notable works by this author include: "The Men of the
Last Frontier", "Pilgrims of the Wild", and "Tales of an Empty Cabin".
This classic work is being republished now in a new edition with
specially curated introductory material.