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Reviewed on November 1, 2005
Gr 2-6 This is a moving story set in Canada about the practice of removing Native children from their villages and sending them to residential schools to learn the English language and culture. An introduction explains that governments believed Native people were ignorant and made laws to -educate - their children. Shi-shi-etko counts down her last four days before going away. She tries to memorize...Log In or Sign Up to Read More