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Muinji'j asks why : the story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School

Muinji'j asks why : the story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School

Book 2022

This is an educational and heartfelt retelling of the story of the Mi'kmaq and their traditional lands, Mi'kma'ki, for young readers, focused on the generational traumas of the Indian Residential School System. Shanika MacEachern, a Mi'kmaw woman, is a Native Student Advisor with Annapolis Valley Centre for Education. Ages 9 to 12