Description
As told by Nellie Winters. Nellie Winters is an established artist who works out of Makkovik, NL. She was born in Okak Bay, NL, but in 1956 her family was relocated to Makkovik. Transcribed and edited by Erica Obendorfer.
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.
This title is part of our Qinuisaarniq program. Qinuisaarniq (“resiliency”) is a program created to educate Nunavummiut about the history and impacts of residential schools, policies of assimilation, and other colonial acts that have affected the Canadian Arctic. Each resource has been carefully written and reviewed to include level-appropriate opportunities for students to learn about colonial acts and policies that have affected Inuit. These acts and policies created long-lasting impacts on Inuit individuals and communities, which are still being felt today.
Inhabit Education have also provided a free, downloadable teaching guides to accompany each book.
Audience: Ages 11-14.