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.
Title
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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.
Alternate Title
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Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School
By
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MacEachern, Muinji'j.
Publication Date
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2021
Publication Information
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Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus Publishing,
Physical Description
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
Subject Term
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Micmac Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author
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MacEachern, Shanika.
Paul, Zeta,
Summary
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'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.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781774710470
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
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Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA) | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Juv NFic Indigenous | Juvenile Non-Fiction Indigenous | 371.829 MAC | Checked In |