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Name: Dear Canada
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)
Author: Maxine Trottier

Journal entries by thirteen‑year‑old Josephine transport the reader to Batoche, Saskatchewan in 1885, where the Métis community faces dwindling buffalo herds, encroaching white settlers, and a delayed promise of land rights. Amid growing tensions, Josephine’s family is divided: her brother is eager to join the resistance, her father prefers peace, and her love, Edmond Swift Fox, supports her dreams. As Louis Riel rallies the Métis in the North West Resistance, Josephine develops deep respect for his leadership and the struggle to preserve a traditional way of life.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Maxine Trottier

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