Beyond the orange shirt story / Phyllis Webstad.
Publication details: Canada : Teddy Anderson, c2021. Description: 102 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 9781989122754 (pbk.)Subject(s): Webstad, Phyllis -- Childhood and youth | Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- History | First Nations -- Education | First Nations -- Residential schools -- History | First Nations, Treatment of -- History | Reconciliation -- Social aspects -- Canada | Reconciliation -- Study and teaching -- Canada | Indigenous peoples -- Education -- CanadaDDC classification: 371.829/97 Summary: Beyond the Orange Shirt Story is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. In this book, Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors share their stories authentically and in their own words. Phyllis Webstad is a Residential School Survivor and founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement. Phyllis has carefully selected stories to help Canadians educate themselves and gain a deeper understanding of the impacts of the Residential School System. Readers of this book will become more aware of a number of challenges faced by many Indigenous peoples in Canada. With this awareness comes learning and unlearning, understanding, acceptance, and change. Phyllis's hope is that all Canadians honour the lives and experiences of Survivors and their families as we go Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Teen 300 - 399 |
Hanover Public Library
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YA 371.829 WEBS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001236018 |
Beyond the Orange Shirt Story is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. In this book, Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors share their stories authentically and in their own words. Phyllis Webstad is a Residential School Survivor and founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement. Phyllis has carefully selected stories to help Canadians educate themselves and gain a deeper understanding of the impacts of the Residential School System. Readers of this book will become more aware of a number of challenges faced by many Indigenous peoples in Canada. With this awareness comes learning and unlearning, understanding, acceptance, and change. Phyllis's hope is that all Canadians honour the lives and experiences of Survivors and their families as we go Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.
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