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• I Am a Sixties Scoop Warrior

  Maurice, Jacqueline Marie,

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  A Canadian Métis woman describes her life and experiences as a survivor of the Sixties Scoop, the removal of Indigenous children from their families

• Kohkom's First Drum

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  When Charlie’s Kohkom asks him what the best part of his school day was, he knows right away: Indigenous drum circle! Kohkom tells him that not very long ago she was gifted her very first drum at a ceremony for children who never returned home from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am My Name

  a Girl's Journey to Finding Her Cree Family

  Na'kuset,

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  An evocative autobiographical picture book about Cree activist Na'kuset's life as a young girl taken from her home along with thousands of other indigenous children during the 1960s, and the journey of discovery that leads her to reclaim her life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  Smith, Dawn, 1967-

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  Discusses the history of residential schools in Canada, their impact on Indigenous people, and the special day established for truth and reconciliation

• Poppa and His Drum

  a Heartwarming Story of Truth and Reconciliation

  Doucette, Judith M.,

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  After moving from an all-French Indigenous community to the English community of St. George's when he was a little boy, Poppa's life as a young man was very sad. He was treated badly by his schoolteachers and some other children in the town. Years…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Child Matters

  Webstad, Phyllis,

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  Every Child Matters." Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad offers insights into this heartfelt movement. 'Every Child Matters' honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Haywaas' Question

  What Is Reconciliation?

  Reid, Gidin Jaad Erica,

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  After Haywaas sees his parents get frustrated while watching the news, this precocious 12-year-old begins a months-long journey navigating many different answers to what he thought was a simple question. Expertly crafted by a teacher-parent-author…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Witness Blanket

  Truth, Art and Reconciliation

  Newman, Carey, 1975-

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  This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Muinji'j Asks Why

  the Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School

  MacEachern, Shanika

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  When seven-year-old Muinji'j comes home from school one day, her Nana and Papa can tell right away that she's upset. Her teacher has been speaking about the residential schools. Unlike most of her fellow students, Muinji'j has always known about the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  Beyond the Orange Shirt Story is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. In this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fatty Legs

  a True Story

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy

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  The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the injustices of residential school.

• The Train

  Callaghan, Jodie, 1984-

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  Author Jodie Callaghan worked as a journalist at the time of the Canadian government's apology for the residential school system. She took inspiration for this book from her conversations with survivors--including her own grandmother's experience at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Lost My Talk

  Joe, Rita, 1932-2007

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  I lost my talk The talk you took away When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school. One of Rita Joes most influential poems, I Lost My Talk tells the revered Mikmaw Elders childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Phyllis's Orange Shirt

  Webstad, Phyllis,

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  When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was taken away and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'm Finding My Talk

  Thomas, Rebecca, 1947-

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  I'm finding my talk And it may take some time, But Im learning to speak In a language thats mine. A response to Rita Joes iconic poem I Lost My Talk, and published simultaneously with the new childrens book edition illustrated by Pauline Young,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy Who Walked Backwards

  Sures, Ben, 1967-,

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  A children's storybook about a young Ojibway boy, Leo, and his family-centred, traditional upbringing on Serpent River First Nation. Leo's life turns to darkness when forced to attend residential school. Back home for Christmas, Leo uses inspiration…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Truth and Reconciliation

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  Explores the impact of residential schools on the Indigenous people of Canada as well as efforts by the Canadian government to mend the damaged relationships caused by these schools.

• The Journey Forward

  Novellas on Reconciliation

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  From award-winning authors Richard Van Camp and Monique Gray Smith come two honest and memorable middle-grade novellas on residential schools and reconciliation. The novellas will be bound together in a "flip-book" format, which offers the intended…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stolen Words

  Florence, Melanie,

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  This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Not a Number

  Dupuis, Jenny Kay,

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  When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are…Read moreRead more of this annotation