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Reflections from them days : a residential school memoir from Nunatsiavut
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Reflections from them days : a residential school memoir from Nunatsiavut
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2020
Book > Memoir
Related School
Nain Boarding School (NL)
Creators
Winters, Nellie
Contributors
Oberndorfer, Erica
Description
"When Nellie Winters was 11 years old, she was sent to attend the Nain Boarding School, a residential school 400 kilometres from her home. In this memoir, she recalls life before residential school, her experiences at the school, and what it was like to come home. Accompanied by the author's original illustrations, this moving, often funny memoir sheds light on the experiences of Inuit residential school survivors in Labrador"--provided by publisher.
Language
English

Subjects

Winters, Nellie, 1938---Childhood and youth.

More Information

Alternate Title(s)
Reflections from them days
Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781774502075; 1774502070
Statement of Responsibility
as told by Nellie Winters ; transcribed and edited by Erica Oberndorfer ; illustrated by Nellie Winters.
Publication Information
Iqaluit, Nunavut ; Toronto, Ontario : Qinuisaarniq, an imprint of Inhabit Education Books
Physical Description
52 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Grades 5 to 7.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Home in Okak Bay -- Fishing out to Cut Throat -- Going Away to School -- Boarding School -- Mealtimes -- Strict Rules -- Working -- Playtime -- Running Away -- We'd Talk Home -- Going Home in Spring.
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