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Name: Sweetgrass basket
Author: Marlene Carvell

In a dual narrative, two Mohawk sisters describe their formative years at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, founded in 1879 to educate Native Americans. Their stories explore the pressures of assimilating into white society, the challenge of preserving cultural identity, and the impact of a false accusation against one of them. Through alternating passages, readers gain insight into the daily reality of boarding school life and the complex emotions experienced by Indigenous youth during this era.

First publish date: 2005

Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Marlene Carvell

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