{"title":"I read Indigenous Peoples Stories!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember 30 is National Truth and Reconciliation Day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn both sides of the border, it’s Orange Shirt Day, to remember the children who did not return alive from Indigenous residential schools and to honor those who survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto: beaded shirts by Bérénice Mollen Dupuis @maytheforce_bead_withyou.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"les-bas-du-pensionnat-jordan-fenton-pokia-fenton-amini-holmes","title":"Les bas du pensionnat","description":"\u003ch3\u003eChristy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokia-Fenton,\u003cbr\u003eLiz Amini-Holmes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eScholastic\u003cbr\u003e2016 - New edition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN 9781443111041\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret begs her father to let her go to the foreigners' school. 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At the end of the school year, the children go home and tell their parents about the appalling conditions they have to live in at boarding school. Will they find a way to hide the children so they never go back?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' grandmother, \u003ci\u003eI Am Not a Number\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on a dark part of Canadian history in a way that educates children and allows them to learn a human and historical lesson from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 yo and up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dc5741;\"\u003eRed Cedar 2018 Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dc5741;\"\u003eHackmatack 2018\u0026nbsp;Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dc5741;\"\u003eDiamond Willow 2017\u0026nbsp;Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Caribou à lunettes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39885884260549,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/4065\/4277\/products\/pas_numero.jpg?v=1622572349"},{"product_id":"le-chandail-orange-de-miya","title":"Le chandail orange de Miya","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWanda John-Kehewin, Erika Rodriguez Medina\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eÉditions de l'Isatis\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN 9782898431920\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiya loves school, especially story time. Today, Ms. Munro is telling them the story of a little girl who was taken far away from home to a boarding school, where her long hair was cut and her favorite doll was taken away. Indigenous children had to leave their families and were not allowed to go home at the end of the day or for holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiya, who is the only Indigenous child in her class, panics. Are they going to come and take her far away from home? Even though the teacher talks about wearing an orange sweater to remember, she stops listening and feels a knot in her stomach. Later, her mother reassures her that these residential schools were closed long before she was born. Reassured, she returns to school, proudly wearing her orange sweater. So she won't forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJe vais le porter souvent, dit Miya, pas seulement une journée par année. Pour m’aider à me rappeler. 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She has created a powerful and inspiring picture book for children, accompanied by Erika Rodriguez Medina's magnificent illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom 4 years old\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/r.cantook.com\/enqc\/sample\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZW50cmVwb3RudW1lcmlxdWUuY29tL3NhbXBsZS8xNDIzMTkvd2ViX3JlYWRlcl9tYW5pZmVzdD9mb3JtYXRfbmF0dXJlPXBkZiZzaWdpZD0xNzI2MzE2NTM2JnNpZ25hdHVyZT00OWMwYTZhYjA4ZWEyZTlkZDQyNWU0ZWVmNDdhM2M3NTU4YWZjMmZkNmI5OWIzNDkzZDEwNzdmOGU3Yjk1ZjMw\" title=\"Extrait de \u0026quot;Le chandail orange de Miya\u0026quot; - Wanda John-Kehewin - Erika Rodriguez Medinas - Isatis\"\u003eRead an excerpt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Caribou à lunettes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45083050803397,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/4065\/4277\/files\/chandail_orange_de_Miya.jpg?v=1758912261"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/4065\/4277\/collections\/gilet_orange_Berenice_Mollen_2024.jpg?v=1789567698","url":"https:\/\/cariboualunettes.com\/en\/collections\/je-lis-autochtone-copy.oembed","provider":"Le Caribou à lunettes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}