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My name is Seepeetza
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My name is Seepeetza
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

1992
Book > Children's Book
Related School
Kamloops (BC)
Creators
Sterling, Shirley
Description
"An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it.
 

At six years old, Seepeetza is taken from her happy family life on Joyaska Ranch to live as a boarder at the Kalamak Indian Residential School. Life at the school is not easy, but Seepeetza still manages to find some bright spots. Always, thoughts of home make her school life bearable"--publisher's website.

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
0888991657
Statement of Responsibility
Shirley Sterling.
Publication Information
Toronto : Groundwood Books, Douglas & McIntyre
Physical Description
126 p. ; 19 cm
Notes
First Nations author - Interior Salish.
Electronic Location and Access
Also available online (authentication may be required)
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Based on author's childhood experiences at the Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolNoah Duranseaud, 4/25/2022
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