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• The Secret Pocket

  Janicki, Peggy

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  The author describes her mother's experiences at a residential school for Indigenous children in Canada and how she used skills learned from her family to survive. Grades 1-3.

• Today Is Orange Shirt Day

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  This board book offers a first conversation about the importance of Orange Shirt Day and what little ones can expect to see and do on Orange Shirt Day

• Phyllis's Orange Shirt

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  In 2018 Phyllis Webstad launched her children's book called "The Orange Shirt Story" to share her story in her own words. The Orange shirt story tells the story of young Phyllis having her orange shirt taken away on her first day of residential…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Buffalo Dreamer

  Duncan, Violet

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  When twelve-year-old Summer visits her family on a reservation in Alberta, Canada, she begins experiencing vivid dreams of running away from a residential school like the one her grandfather attended as a child and learns about unmarked children's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dad, I Miss You

  Sammurtok, Nadia

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  Told in the voice of a boy and his father by turns, this book takes a thoughtful and heartfelt look at the emotional toll of a child being taken from their family and community to attend residential school. While the child's internal monologue…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poppa and His Drum

  a Heartwarming Story of Truth and Reconciliation

  Doucette, Judith M.

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  Poppa's life changes after moving from an all-French Indigenous community to the English community of St. George's when he's a little boy. He's treated badly by his teachers and some of the other children. Years later Poppa is relieved he is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Muinji'j Asks Why

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

  MacEachern, Muinji'j

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  An educational and heartfelt retelling of the story of the Mi'kmaq and their traditional lands, Mi'kma'ki, for young readers, focused on the generational traumas of the Indian Residential School System. When seven-year-old Muinji'j comes home from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Child Matters

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  Learn the meaning behind the phrase, "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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Barren Grounds

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heart Berry Bling

  Dupuis, Jenny Kay

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  On a visit to her granny, Maggie is excited to begin her first-ever beading project: a pair of strawberry earrings. However, beading is much harder than she expected! As they work side by side, Granny shares how beading helped her persevere and stay…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  Smith, Dawn, 1967-

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  Readers are invited to jump into a canoe to learn about residential schools in Canada and the special day for truth and reconciliation. Author Dawn Sii-yaa-ilth-supt Smith is Nuu-chah-nulth and attended Tsartlip Indian Day School in British…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Answering the Calls

  a Child's View of the 94 Calls to Action

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  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 calls to action reworded by students in grades 4, 5, and 6 at École Laura Secord School in Winnipeg.

• Spirit Bear-- Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams

  Based on a True Story

  Blackstock, Cindy

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  Spirit Bear learns about residential schools and their impact on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, as well as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and its 94 calls to action, and the paper hearts planted after the report's release to honour…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am My Name

  a Girl's Journey to Finding Her Cree Family

  Na'kuset (Indigenous advocate from the Cree Nation)

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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

• Shirley

  An Indian Residential School Story

  Robertson, Joanne, 1960-

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  Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shirley

  une histoire de pensionnat indien

  Robertson, Joanne, 1960-

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  Shirley n'a que cinq ans quand l'agent des Indiens l'emmène vivre dans un pensionnat autochtone. Elle adore apprendre, mais elle n'est pas là de son propre gré. Dès le premier jour où elle gravit la longue volée de marches en pierre de l'école, la…Read moreRead more of this annotation