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The story follows a five‑year‑old Ojibwe boy who is separated from his family and brought to a residential school for Canadian Indians. He faces the challenges of this off‑reservation boarding environment and the cultural disruptions it causes.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jennifer Dance
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