The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad; Brock Nicol (Illustrator)When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to 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 from her and never returned. This is the true story of Phyllis and her orange shirt. It is also the story of Orange Shirt Day (an important day of remembrance for Indigenous people and all Canadians).
Call Number: PZ 7.1 W4225 O73 2018
When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson; Julie Flett (Illustrator)A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As she asks questions, her grandmother shares her experiences in a residential school, when all of these things were taken away. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. When We Were Alone won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Illustrated Books) category, and was nominated for the TD Canadian's Children's Literature Award.
Call Number: PZ 7.1 R62 W44 2016
Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton; Margaret Pokiak-Fenton; Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554512478
I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis; Kathy Kacer; Gillian Newland (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781927583944
Speaking Our Truth by Monique Gray Smith
ISBN: 9781459815834
These are my words: The residential school diary of Violet Pesheens
Call Number: PS 8587 L53 T54 2016
ISBN: 9781443133180
White Raven by Teoni Spathelfer; Natassia Davies (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781772033779
With Our Orange Hearts by Phyllis Webstad; Emily Kewageshig (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781989122976
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
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