Wawahte

Summary: The first part chronicles the experiences of Esther; a Cree whose early childhood was spent divided between winter and summer homes with her family and other villagers. Although marked by poverty and devoid of most of the creature comforts of urban dwellers in the time period, Esther's life was a happy one until she, along with 24 other Cree children in her village, were taken from their homes to Pelican Lake Indian Residential School 500 miles away. Once there she suffered mental, physical, and even sexual abuse at the hands of those charged to look after her. Bunnie's experiences were more positive, but the need to be separated from her family still haunted her. A third child, Stephen, was allowed to attend a village day school instead, but many of the same discriminatory practices that Esther faced became a part of his school life, as well. ..."--from publishers website.

Record details

ISBN: 9781460280249
ISBN: 1460280245
Physical Description: xxxii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : FriesenPress, c2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Subject : Canadian Indian Residential Schools."

Formatted Contents Note:

Appendix I. List of the Indian residential schools -- Appendix II : Indian Residential School Apologies -- 2008 -- The Government of Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- 1993 -- Anglican Church of Canada -- 2009 -- The Roman Catholic Church -- 1994 -- Presbyterian Church of Canada -- 1998 -- The United Church of Canada -- Appendix III : Selected exerpts from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples -- The Ten Native American Commandments