I Am My Name: A Girl's Journey to Finding Her Cree Family - Hardcover
by Na'kuset (Author), Judith Henderson (Author), Onedove (Illustrator)
An evocative autobiographical picture book about Cree activist Na'kuset's life as a young girl taken from her home along with thousands of other indigenous children during the 1960s, and the journey of discovery that leads her to reclaim her life and culture.
I have come from somewhere else, whereNa'kuset is a Cree Indigenous activist, living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nakuset is a survivor of the Sixties Scoop, when Canadian government policy led to many Indigenous children being forcibly adopted into non-Indigenous families. She is the subject of an award-winning short film, Becoming Nakuset (2020), about her experiences and is the winner of the 2022 Woman of Distinction Award. This is her debut picture book.
Judith Henderson is the author of numerous picture books, as well as being an illustrator, composer and children's TV producer. She wrote the theme song for the Emmy Award winning PBS show Arthur. Onedove is an illustrator and designer whose work is inspired by classic illustration and animation from the fifties and sixties, and has appeared in galleries from Vancouver to New York. This is their first children's book!Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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