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• Today Is Orange Shirt Day

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  "A first conversation about the importance of Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters and what little ones can expect to see and do on Orange Shirt Day - The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. An authentic touch and feel board book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Child Matters

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  Written for residential school Survivors, and intergenerational survivors, this is a beautiful and empowering picture book by Orange Shirt Day founder, Phyllis Webstad. Recommended for ages 4 - 8.

• When We Were Alone

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  A young girl asks her grandmother about her clothing, hairstyle and the Cree language she speaks. She is told about life in a residential school, where everything was taken away. This sensitively-told and beautifully-illustrated story is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Raven

  Spathelfer, Teoni, 1963-

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  Through simple, heartfelt text and vivid illustrations that combine contemporary and traditional Indigenous motifs, White Raven is an engaging teaching tool as well as a relatable narrative about the impact of intergenerational trauma on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When I Was Eight

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy

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  When Olemaun goes to mission school, she thinks she will learn how to read. But when she gets there, the nuns cut off her hair, call her by a different name, and treat her and the other Inuit children with callousness and cruelty. Even so,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stolen Words

  Florence, Melanie

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  A young girl re-introduces her beloved grandfather to their shared language after learning that his Cree words were stolen from him when he went to residential school. A simple but powerful story, written in English and Cree. Recommended…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shi-shi-etko

  Campbell, Nicola I.

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  Follow the story of young Shi-shi-etko and her brother, Shin-chi, as they leave their family to attend residential school. Poetic and nuanced, this title and its companion book "Shin-Chi's Canoe" balance the beauty of their world with the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Orange Shirt Story

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  The author's grandmother gave her a shiny new orange shirt which she wore on her first day attending St.Joseph Mission Residential School as a six year old child. Webstad recalls the heartbreak and bewilderment of being stripped of this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• These Are My Words

  the Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens

  Slipperjack, Ruby, 1952-

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  Violet is in grade five when she begins to write in her diary about the sadness and loneliness of residential school in Northern Ontario, 1966. Letters to and from her Grandma and mother fill in the narrative as she makes sense of strange…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Speaking Our Truth

  a Journey of Reconciliation

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  Monique Gray Smith explores the topic of the residential school system, its impacts, and paths to allyship and reconciliation in this approachable nonfiction book. Smith grounds her work with context, while retaining interest with photos…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Pocket

  Janicki, Peggy

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  Based on the author's mother's experience at residential school, "The Secret Pocket" is a story of survival and resilience in the face of genocide and cruelty. But it's also a celebration of quiet resistance to the injustice of residential…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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As Long as the Rivers Flow

  Loyie, Larry, 1933-2016

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  This poignant story tells of a ten-year-old boy’s last summer with his Cree community before being sent to residential school. It is a summer of learning and adventure as Lawrence cares for an abandoned baby owl, learns to sew winter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fatty Legs

  a True Story

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy

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  Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak wants to learn to read but she will have to leave her village in the high Arctic. Her father finally agrees but warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. Margaret encounters the Raven, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Stranger at Home

  a True Story

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy

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  When 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak is reunited with her family after two years at mission school, she can hardly contain her excitement. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, crying, "Not my girl."…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When We Play Our Drums, They Sing!

  Tłįcǫ Translation : Eye Ts'ehxà Nid̨è, Gedzi ̨

  Van Camp, Richard

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  Monique Gray Smith and Richard Van Camp weave together two stories of reconciliation and what it means to the children of residential school survivors. In "When We Play Our Drums, They Sing!" Dene Cho starts his journey with a challenge to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Name Is Seepeetza

  Sterling, Shirley

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  Written in diary form, Sterling's classic tells the story of Seepeetza, a resilient inter-generational residential school Survivor. In the words of a twelve year-old child, Seepeetza tells us of her own and others' experiences: of being…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Witness Blanket

  Truth, Art and Reconciliation

  Newman, Carey, 1975-

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  Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten. The Blanket is a living work of art—a collection of hundreds of objects from those schools. It includes everything from photos, bricks, hockey…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• David A. Robertson | Talking About Residential Schools with "When We Were Alone" | YouTube

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  Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommends teaching children about residential schools as early as kindergarten, and David A. Robertson shares how to approach this topic using his book "When We Were Alone."

• Monique Gray Smith | Talking to kids about Residential Schools | YouTube

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  In this video, Monique Gray Smith shares tips on both talking to kids about Residential Schools, but also how to prepare yourself as the adult to have these conversations.