Stolen Words

"Stolen Words" was written by:

• Sharon Strongarm

• Melanie Florence

• Gabrielle Grimard

• Melanie Graham

This book is about:

• The loss of Indigenous language.

• Trauma caused by residential schools.

• Hope for re-establishing healing connections.

• All of the above.

Gabrielle Grimard's illustrations are:

• Harsh and brightly colored

• Abstract and confusing

• Only in black and white

• Soft and full of emotion

Nosisim means:

• Grandchild

• Grandpa

• Stolen

• Book

Masinahikan means

• Book

• Grandmother

• Hungry

• Angry

Pikiskwewina means

• Thank you

• Grandmother

• Language

• Math

Teniki means:

• Thank you

• Hello

• Quiet

• Book

The birds represent:

• teachers

• children

• words

• death

The author's grandfather (in real life):

• attended a residential school

• never knew the author

• never knew how to speak Cree

• all of the above

The last residential school in Saskatchewan closed in:

• 1966

• 1976

• 1986

• 1996