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"The Indian Act was such a successful piece of legislation for the Canadian government that it was used as a model by white South African legislators when they set up their brutal system of apartheid."

am2johns "The single purpose, and simple truth, of the residential school system was that it was an act of cultural genocide. If the government of Canada managed to assimilate all Indigenous kids, it would no longer have any financial or legal obligations to Indigenous people. And the Indian Act was designed to be the legislation that would carry out the task." 6y
am2johns "Northern First Nations families are faced with the horrific choice of either sending their children to high school in a community that cannot guarantee their safety, or keeping them at home and hoping distance education will be enough. Families are still being told — more than twenty years after the last residential school was shut down — children for them to gain an education." 6y
am2johns "Handing over the reins to Indigenous education authorities such as the NNEC without giving them the proper funding tools is another form of colonial control and rasicm." 6y
am2johns "Yet the inquest heard, time and time again, of how the students were treated differently because of the colour of their skin. Of how they were beaten up, pelted with eggs and garbage, yelled at by people driving by in cars. Of how the very people in charge, the police, were so hard on them; in some cases, mocking them as they sat in holding cells.The racism the students felt and experienced had an impact on everyone." 6y
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Giveaway | Tod Goldberg
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Ohhh..... hard to choose, but I love the total surprise of the goodies!
#chooseyourowngiveaway @cobwebmoth

cobwebmoth Thanks for entering! 6y
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1. Laurel.... I think!
2. Audio books..... and the news
3. June 28th
4. Finishing grade 1 .... stop growing up please!!!
5. 👋👋👋👋👋👋
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

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Halfway through this book and cannot stop! Absolutely fascinating journalism story about girls in Afganistan living as boys in order to bring honour to their families and to have more freedom and opportunities they never would as girls!

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A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle
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One book's ending is a new ones beginning!
#awrinkleintime #newbeginnings #bookbeforemovie

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Still Me | Jojo Moyes
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I enjoyed this book though it had quite a bit of predictability. Overall fun to read though!
I'd say 4/5 stars!

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 | Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo
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Pickpick

Loved the first one so much we rushed right out for number 2!!!!
It didn't disappoint! Number 3 in the works??? #raisingreaders

asiriusreader Welcome to Litsy!! 6y
jwashreads I'm reading the first one with my girls, and we google every rebel girl after we read about her. My five year old always wants to know more! 6y
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls | Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo
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I couldn't believe how into this book my 6 year old was!! She drank in every stories and wanted more!
Here she is writing her own story after finishing the book.
#raisingreaders

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Still Me | Jojo Moyes
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Half way through this! #nowreading #jojomoyes

Amanda23 Welcome to Litsy! #litsywelcome 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Welcome to Litsy! 👏🏻📚🎉 6y
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