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A review by stephbeaudoin20
I Am Not a Number/ Gaawin Gindaawsin Ndaawsii by Jenny Kay Dupuis, Gillian Newland, Muriel Sawyer, Kathy Kacer, Geraldine McLeod
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii / I Am Not a Number
by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, Illustrated by Gillian Newland
Content warning: this is a true story of one child's experience in the residential sch**ls that operated across Turtle Island for over a century.
I was very lucky that my library had the ebook of the dual language edition, in Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English, of I Am Not a Number. Especially for a story about residential sch**ls where they stripped language from children, having the Nishnaabemwin on the page is vital.
These stories are slowly being told to the general public, and we are learning what our Indigenous Relatives have known about for centuries. It it important to bear witness, to honor this horrific part of our history, and to make true amends.
This is my 33rd book for The Diverse Baseline Challenge and the first for the September prompt of Picture or Children's Book. I chose it for September specifically for Orange Shirt Day this month.
by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, Illustrated by Gillian Newland
Content warning: this is a true story of one child's experience in the residential sch**ls that operated across Turtle Island for over a century.
I was very lucky that my library had the ebook of the dual language edition, in Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English, of I Am Not a Number. Especially for a story about residential sch**ls where they stripped language from children, having the Nishnaabemwin on the page is vital.
These stories are slowly being told to the general public, and we are learning what our Indigenous Relatives have known about for centuries. It it important to bear witness, to honor this horrific part of our history, and to make true amends.
This is my 33rd book for The Diverse Baseline Challenge and the first for the September prompt of Picture or Children's Book. I chose it for September specifically for Orange Shirt Day this month.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation