The Train

604-9781772601299
“I’m waiting for what we lost that day to come back to us. Read More
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Product Description

The Train

“I’m waiting for what we lost that day to come back to us.”

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he shares with her the history of those tracks. Uncle tells her that during his childhood the train would bring their community supplies, but there came a day when the train took away with it something much more important. One day he and the other children from the reserve were taken aboard and transported to residential school, where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'kmaq and were punished if they did. Uncle tells her he tried not to be noticed, like a little mouse, and how hard it was not to have the love and hugs and comfort of family. He also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle as he sits by the tracks, waiting for what was taken from their people to come back to them.
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Item # 604-9781772601299
Weight 0.700000
Brand Second Story Press
Learning Skills Social Skills and Self Esteem, Speech and Language
Shipping Height " 0.5
Shipping Length " 9
Shipping Width " 9
UPC 9781772601299
Piece Count 1
isbn 9781772601299
Author Jodie Callaghan

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