![]() ![]() She lives in Thunder Bay, Ont., and recently retired as a professor in the Indigenous Learning Department at Lakehead University. She has written seven novels for middle grade and teen readers. Ruby Slipperjack is a member of the Eabametoong First Nation. These Are My Words is for readers ages 9–12. ![]() A fear of forgetting who she was.ĭrawing from her own experiences at residential school, Ruby Slipperjack creates a brave yet heartbreaking heroine in Violet, and lets young readers glimpse into an all-too-important chapter in our nation's history. ( From Scholastic Canada) But worst of all, she is afraid of forgetting the things she treasures most: her Anishnabe language, the names of those she knew before and her traditional customs. She misses her Grandma she has run-ins with Cree girls at her "white" school, everyone just stares and everything she brought has been taken from her, including her name - she is now just a number. Violet Pesheens is struggling to adjust to her new life at residential school. ![]()
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