When I Was Eight (HC) Racism new opportunities for Indigenous governance

new opportunities for Indigenous governance may transform socioeconomic well-being

Understanding Mi'kmaq views of their nation and the role of traditional leadership provides a counterpoint to the simplistic historical accounts written by Canadian historians about these men and women who faced European invaders

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When I Was Eight (HC) Racism new opportunities for Indigenous governanceWhen I was Eight is the 32 page picture book adaptation of Margaret Pokiak Fenton's book, Fatty Legs: A True Story. Margaret and her daughter in law, Christy Jordan Fenton have adapted Margaret's childhood story about her life in a residential school when she was a child. This picture book memoir begins with Olemaun (the stone that sharpens the womens knife, the ulu) living on the land with her family. Her older sister has attended residential school