What does it mean to be Miamprsquokmaq And if Swift Fox canamprsquot find the answer will she ever feel like part of her family When Swift Foxamprsquos 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 sheamprsquoll learn how to be Miamprsquokmaq the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Miamprsquokmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes Swift Fox doesnamprsquot understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs but when itamprsquos time to smudge and everyone else knows how Swift Fox feels even more like she doesnamprsquot belong. Then she meets her cousin Sully and realizes that sheamprsquos not the only one whoamprsquos unsureampmdashand she may even be the one to teach him something about what being Miamprsquokmaq means. Based on the authoramprsquos 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.