Kâ-Pî-Isi-Kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember - Paperback
by Solomon Ratt
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Regina PressISBN-13:9780889779143ISBN-10:889779147UPC:9780889779143Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Languages of the AmericasBook Topic:IndigenousSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.82 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC1MK9PJ6J
Kâ-Pî-Isi-Kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember
A residential school survivor finds his way back to his language and culture through his family's traditional stories.
When reflecting on forces that have shaped his life, Solomon Ratt says his education was interrupted by his schooling. Torn from his family at the age of six, Ratt was placed into the residential school system--a harsh, institutional world, operated in a language he could not yet...Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Regina PressISBN-13:9780889779143ISBN-10:889779147UPC:9780889779143Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Languages of the AmericasBook Topic:IndigenousSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.82 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC1MK9PJ6J
Solomon Ratt was born on the banks of the Churchill River just north of the community of Stanley Mission. His parents were hunters and fishers who lived off the land, spending their winters on the trapline and summers fishing in La Ronge. Solomon spent the first six winters of his life with his parents, who didn't speak English. They knew the ways of the land, including the traditional stories...
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