![]() ![]() To whom would you recommend this book? This is an essential read for kids ages 9-14, for understanding the treatment of native people in North America. The artwork complements the story, especially as it shows her memory of the nuns. I love that there is a map and many photographs of Olemaun, her family, her native village and the town where the school was located. Teacher-librarian Lisa Lewis joins Alanna to speak with author Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton (Olemaun) about the impact of their book on. This reads like first person narrative fiction. Like all of the other Inuit children, she is shamed for being Aboriginal, shorn of her hair, forbidden to speak her native language, and instructed to lie about the horrible conditions at the school. And, true enough, she is abused and belittled for the two years she is there. Her first-person narrative drives most of the story, though introductory and supplemental materials offer broader analysis of her experience and are authored by her daughter-in-law. She begs and begs her parents, who warn her that the school will be harder than she thinks. Fatty Legs is the story of her experience at a residential school for Indigenous children. ![]() ![]() Olemaun (Margaret) really wants to learn how to read, like her older half-sister. What did you like about the book? This is a first person account of an Inuit girl leaving her home in the Arctic Circle to go to Catholic residential school in the 1940’s. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 ![]() Fatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes. ![]()
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