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A review by ingread27
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School by Bev Sellars
5.0
While I can never understand what it must have been like to go to a residential school and be treated so inhumanely, this book gave an incredible glimpse into what it was like for so many. I spent most of the book somewhere between angry and incredibly sad. Then occasionally a smile at a touching moment.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Bev Sellars herself. If you can, that's what I recommend doing, as to hear her story in her own voice about her life is invaluable. The book will give you a sense of how terrible the residential schools were, but also context around what life was like outside of the school as well. She was incredibly engaging, and I couldn't stop listening.
Every Canadian should read about this terrible time in our history. It's part of who we are, whether we like it or not, and ignorance is not bliss. It's just ignorance, in this case. So let's acknowledge the pain we caused, and still cause, to those who were here before us. It's a start.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Bev Sellars herself. If you can, that's what I recommend doing, as to hear her story in her own voice about her life is invaluable. The book will give you a sense of how terrible the residential schools were, but also context around what life was like outside of the school as well. She was incredibly engaging, and I couldn't stop listening.
Every Canadian should read about this terrible time in our history. It's part of who we are, whether we like it or not, and ignorance is not bliss. It's just ignorance, in this case. So let's acknowledge the pain we caused, and still cause, to those who were here before us. It's a start.