kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân = The way I remember

Book 2023

"A residential school survivor finds his way back to his language and culture through his family's traditional stories. When reflecting on forces that have shaped his life, Solomon Ratt says his education was interrupted by his schooling. Torn from his family at the age of six, Ratt was placed into the residential school system--far from the love and comfort of home and family. In The Way I Remember, Ratt reflects on these memories and the life-l...

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Bilingual books

Cree language TH dialect

Education Woodland Cree

Education nîhithaw

Ratt, Solomon

Ratt, Solomon Childhood and youth

Residential schools Saskatchewan

Residential schools Woodland Cree

Residential schools nîhithaw

Social life and customs Woodland Cree

Social life and customs nîhithaw

Traditional teachings Woodland Cree

Traditional teachings nîhithaw

Woodland Cree Storytelling

Woodland Cree language

nîhithaw Storytelling

nîhithawîwin