Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The horror that was the residential schools is explored in this book that talks about what happened and what can be done to reconcile all that has gone before, for previous generations, and existing generations, by talking to survivors of the residential school system, as well as with youths of today who are only now learning about this horrid history.
For thos who don’t know, the residential schools are schools where the Canadian government took children of First Nations’ people, by force, and put them in to schools where they had their hair cut, had their clothes taken away, as well as their language, which they were punished if the spoke. They were not allowed home, except the summer, and sometimes not even then. this went on for generations. This distoryed families, for many generations, as well as obliterated the structure of the First Nations peoples.
Good book for those who want a thorough overview of what can be done, and what has been done, and what needs to be done.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.