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There are books that bring a sense of peace, forgiveness and togetherness. This is one of them.
Wab Kinew weaves together his story, his father's story, the story of his People. He adds to that ceremonies, meanings and understandings of Indigenous People of Canada, the Constitution, Reconciliation. Residential Schools are shown for what they were. Let's hope that one day, we can heal the harm they caused.
What I most enjoy about the stories told by our Indigenous brothers is that there is always ...more
Wab Kinew weaves together his story, his father's story, the story of his People. He adds to that ceremonies, meanings and understandings of Indigenous People of Canada, the Constitution, Reconciliation. Residential Schools are shown for what they were. Let's hope that one day, we can heal the harm they caused.
What I most enjoy about the stories told by our Indigenous brothers is that there is always ...more

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"The combined weight of the churches and the Canadian state had been set on crushing children like him when they were just little - barely five, six, or seven years old - but they did not break. They survived. They may have lost some of their friends, and may have been damaged along the way, but they did not give up. They kept speaking their language. They kept practising their culture. They kept praying the way their parents had taught them to. And they waited. "
"I am the reason you walk. I gav ...more
"I am the reason you walk. I gav ...more

Aug 12, 2017
Sionainn
marked it as to-read