I lost my talk

Titre
I lost my talk

Rita, Joe

Sommaire
I lost my talk The talk you took away When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school. One of Rita Joe's most influential poems, "I Lost My Talk" tells the revered Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. An often quoted piece in this era of truth and reconciliation, Joe's powerful words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi'kmaw culture and language despite its attempted eradication. A companion book to the simultaneously published I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, I Lost My Talk is a necessary reminder of a dark chapter in Canada's history, a powerful reading experience, and an effective teaching tool for young readers of all cultures and backgrounds. Includes a biography of Rita Joe and striking colour illustrations by Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2021,
 
2019

Description matérielle
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm

Terme de vedette-matière
Residential schools -- Fiction.
 
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
 
Indigenous children -- Canada -- Fiction.
 
Mi'kmaq people -- Fiction.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Young, Pauline, 1965-

Résumé
I lost my talk The talk you took away When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school. One of Rita Joe's most influential poems, "I Lost My Talk" tells the revered Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. An often quoted piece in this era of truth and reconciliation, Joe's powerful words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi'kmaw culture and language despite its attempted eradication. A companion book to the simultaneously published I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, I Lost My Talk is a necessary reminder of a dark chapter in Canada's history, a powerful reading experience, and an effective teaching tool for young readers of all cultures and backgrounds. Includes a biography of Rita Joe and striking colour illustrations by Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781771088107
 
9781774710050

Informations de publication
Halifax, Nova Scotia : Nimbus Publishing Limited, [2019]
 
Halifax, Nova Scotia : Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2021.
 
©2019.


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