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The train / written by Jodie Callaghan ; illustrated by Georgia Lesley.
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 Indian day school, and memories shared with her by a man she interviewed by the train tracks that transported children to residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Jodie's story for The Train was first recognized as the winner of the Mi'gmaq Writer's Award in 2009, a contest organized by the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat to encourage and develop Mi'gmaq storytellers.
Record details
- ISBN: 1772601292
- ISBN: 9781772601299
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Second Story Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.60 |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | STO JP Calla | 31681020140505 | PICTURE | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Calla | 31681020143939 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The great uncle of a young Mi'gmaq girl tells how a government train would come to their community and take the children away to an off-reservation residential boarding school. - Orca Book Publishers
Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he tells her of the day when he and the other children were taken to residential school, their lives changed forever. Uncle also explains how Ashley gives him hope. She promises to wait with him in remembrance of what was lost. - Orca Book PublishersAshley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost.
