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I lost my talk /

"One of Rita Joe's most influential poems, "I Lost My Talk" tells the revered Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. An often quoted piece in this era of truth and reconciliation, J...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joe, Rita, 1932-2007 (Author)
Other Authors: Young, Pauline, 1965- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing, [2019]
Subjects:
Joe, Rita, > 1932-2007 > Juvenile poetry.
Indigenous children > Canada > Juvenile poetry.
Micmac Indians > Juvenile poetry.
Off-reservation boarding schools > Canada > Juvenile poetry.
Identity (Philosophical concept) > Juvenile poetry.
Micmac language > Juvenile poetry.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / People of Color.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Canada / Native Canadian.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General.
Joe, Rita, > 1932-2007.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Indigenous children.
Micmac Indians.
Micmac language.
Off-reservation boarding schools.
Canada.
Autobiographical poetry.
Juvenile works.
Poetry.

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