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Muinji'j asks why : the story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School  Cover Image Book Book

Muinji'j asks why : the story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School / told by Muinji'j & Shanika MacEachern ; illustrated by Zeta Paul.

MacEachern, Muinji'j. (Author). MacEachern, Shanika. (Added Author). Paul, Zeta. (Added Author).

Summary:

'The story of the Mi'kmaw people is one that very few truly know, Ladybug. Even fewer understand what happened at the residential schools. It is a hard story to tell, but you must know the truth. Sit and I will tell you the story.' 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 residential schools. But what she doesn't understand is why the schools existed and why children would have died there. Nana and Papa take Muinji'j aside and tell her the whole story, from the beginning. They help her understand all of the decisions that were made for the Mi'kmaq, not with the Mi'kmaq, and how those decisions hurt her people. They tell her the story of her people before their traditional ways were made illegal, before they were separated and sent to reservations, before their words, their beliefs, and eventually, their children, were taken from them. A poignant, honest, and necessary book featuring brilliant artwork from Mi'kmaw artist Zeta Paul and words inspired by Muinji'j MacEachern's true story, Muinji'j Asks Why will inspire conversation, understanding, and allyship for readers of all ages.

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  • ISBN: 1774710471
  • ISBN: 9781774710470
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Ltd., [2022]

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Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 22.95
Subject: Shubenacadie Indian Residential School > Juvenile literature.
Native peoples > Nova Scotia > Shubenacadie > Residential schools > Juvenile literature.
Native children > Nova Scotia > Social conditions > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Native children > Violence against > Nova Scotia > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Micmac Indians > Juvenile literature.
First Nations > Nova Scotia > Shubenacadie > Juvenile literature.
Residential schools > Nova Scotia > Shubenacadie > Juvenile literature.
First Nations children > Nova Scotia > Social conditions > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
First Nations children > Violence against > Nova Scotia > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Mi'kmaq > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Cookstown Branch J 371.82997071635 MacE 31681020177564 JNONFIC Available -


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