Les Mots Vols
| AUTHOR | Florence, Melanie; Grimard, Gabrielle |
| PUBLISHER | Scholastic (09/01/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
See below for English description.
Curieuse d'en savoir davantage sur ses origines, une petite fille demande son grand-p re de prononcer un mot en langue crie. Celui-ci est attrist lorsqu'il r alise qu'il l'a oubli , cons quence de nombreuses ann es pass es en cole r sidentielle. Il lui dit qu'il a perdu les mots lors de son passage l -bas, et elle d cide donc de l'aider les retrouver.
Un r cit touchant sur les relations interg n rationnelles et une initiation tout en d licatesse la d couverte d'un pisode plut t sombre de l'histoire du Canada.
When a man's granddaughter asks him how to say 'grandfather' in Cree, it unleashes a river of emotion when he admits that he doesn't know his language anymore. Seeing her grandfather upset, she helps him find his words again.
This sensitive, beautifully illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down, and how healing can also be shared.
Original title: Stolen Words
See below for English description.
Curieuse d'en savoir davantage sur ses origines, une petite fille demande son grand-p re de prononcer un mot en langue crie. Celui-ci est attrist lorsqu'il r alise qu'il l'a oubli , cons quence de nombreuses ann es pass es en cole r sidentielle. Il lui dit qu'il a perdu les mots lors de son passage l -bas, et elle d cide donc de l'aider les retrouver.
Un r cit touchant sur les relations interg n rationnelles et une initiation tout en d licatesse la d couverte d'un pisode plut t sombre de l'histoire du Canada.
When a man's granddaughter asks him how to say 'grandfather' in Cree, it unleashes a river of emotion when he admits that he doesn't know his language anymore. Seeing her grandfather upset, she helps him find his words again.
This sensitive, beautifully illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down, and how healing can also be shared.
Original title: Stolen Words