Description
“The powerful memoir of an Inuvialuit girl searching for her true self when she returns from residential school.”
Traveling to be reunited with her family in the Arctic| 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement.
It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers..
Coming ashore| Margaret spots her family| but her mother barely recognizes her| screaming| “Not my girl.” Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider..
And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people| and she can’t even stomach the food her mother prepares..
However| Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family’s way of living.
Along the way| she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people — and to herself..
Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork| this first-person account of a young girl’s struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.
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