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They Called Me Number One
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School | Bev Sellars
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One woman's account of triumphing over a childhood at an Indian Residential school.
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SarahBookInterrupted
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This memoir is written in a way that places the information into you brain while you read and then when you put it down allows the information to flood in and take hold of your thoughts and emotions so that you can really understand the horrifying truth of the residential school system in Canada. During the Book Interrupted podcast we spoke a lot about the factual style of the book and the many reasons why it was so “readable”. It‘s a must read.

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DebB117
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This is a first hand account of how the residential school system in Canada affected three generations in one family. By retelling her own experience, Bev paints a clear picture of how the government and church systematically worked together to wipe out a culture. Most Canadians know of residential schools, but we only have a hazy understanding. Bev is a survivor and she still bears the scars, scars that will take generations to get over.

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MirrorMask
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1.Yes
2. For every 10 fiction books I probably read 1 nonfiction
3. History
4. Devil in the White City
5. Tagged
#HelloThursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😀 6y
KatieCarpenter Devil is on my tbr! 6y
MirrorMask @KatieCarpenter It's really good!!! Definitely worth reading, in my opinion. 6y
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MirrorMask
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I‘m really glad I read this memoir. Aboriginal people suffered so many injustices, but there were some things I never knew. I knew there would be some form of schooling set up for aboriginal people, but I never heard of residential schools or their conditions. Education was not what the priests, nuns, and teachers had in mind for these students. There were so many parts of this book that made me so angry because I‘ve heard this story before.

Cinfhen Sounds sad 😔 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Definitely sounds like a good match for this prompt. Not an easy read, I‘m sure. 6y
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Kerrbearlib
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A few books I‘ve read for #Fold2018
Book by an Indigenous Woman: ☝️.
Book of poetry by person of color: Picture Bride by Cathy Song
Dystopian novel: 1984
Book by disabled author: T4 by Ann Claire LeZotte.

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