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-- Seven generations.2012., Juvenile, Highwater Press Call No: IND GN Fic Rob Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "[...] Follows one Plains Cree family from the early 19th century to the present day. For Edwin, the story of his ancestors from both the distant and recent past must guide him through an uncertain present, to the dawn of a new future. 7 Generations explores the life of Stone, a young Cree warrior, the smallpox epidemic of 1870, the residential school system of the 20th century and its familial legacy"--Back cover.
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-- Residential school story2011., Adolescent, Highwater Press Call No: IND GN 741.5 R649s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's grandmother, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but she remembers her fathers words -- words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.