A delegation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people are returning from Rome after meeting with Pope Francis to share stories about the impact of Canada's residential schools. Here at home, students and parents are keeping conversations about truth and reconciliation in education alive.
Q&Q worked with Bookmanager to compile a bestseller list of books published by Canadian-owned presses and sold by Canadian independents over the past year.
David A. Robertson curated this list of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children's books, all which explore the legacy and impact of the residential school system.
Inuvialuk knowledge keeper Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton knew that children’s books have the power to shape your life story.
Her desire to read a children’s classic sent her on the path to residential school. More than six decades later, sharing that story with young readers in “Fatty Legs” helped Pokiak-Fenton heal from the trauma of her time there, says a relative and collaborator.
The 84-year-old died in her apartment in Fort St. John, B.C., on April 21 after suffering from lung disease and diabetes. She will be laid to rest in Fairview, Alta., this month.
“Fatty Legs” co-author Christy Jordan-Fenton says Pokiak-Fenton’s first-hand account of resisting mistreatment in residential school is as relevant as ever as parents look for age-appropriate ways to teach their children about the harms of the government-run system.
Inuvialuk knowledge keeper Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton knew that children’s books have the power to shape your life story. Her desire to read a children’s classic sent her on the path to residential school. More than six decades later, sharing that story with young readers in “Fatty Legs” helped Pokiak-Fenton heal from the trauma of her […]