Campbell, Nicola I

"Children go for a walk in the woods with their elders and discover the animals of British Columbia, their names in the Ntlakyapamuk or Halkomelem languages, and the teachings they have for us"--Provided by publisher.

A young girl and her cousin visit their grandpa's farm and have the opportunity to learn about their late grandmother and explore a room with boxes of ribbons, medals, and photographs of their grandfather in uniform.

"On an outing in Nicola Valley, British Columbia, a Native American family forages for herbs and mushrooms while the grandmother passes down her language and knowledge to her young grandchildren. Includes glossary"--OCLC.

Shi-shi-etko gathers together many of the things of nature and places them into her bag of memories so that she will never forget her people and land as she prepares to go many miles away to the required residential school.

Shi-shi-etko and her brother Shin-chi are sent to an Indian residential school. Draws on interviews with survivors of Indian residential schools to describe daily life at the school where they were forced to use English names, study, work, and never speak to each other.