This Is What I've Been Told / MII Yi Gaa-Bi-Wiindmaagooyaan culture Seventeen-year-old French lost his family

Seventeen-year-old French lost his family to these schools and has spent the years since heading north with his new found family: a group of other dreamers

And in the wake of a suicide attempt

historian David J

witnessed it all

This Is What I've Been Told / MII Yi Gaa-Bi-Wiindmaagooyaan culture Seventeen-year-old French lost his familyIt's been said that when teachings are passed down from one generation to the next, good things can happen. Language is learned, knowledge is shared and culture is practiced. In this story of language preservation, author illustrator and Anishnaabemowin language teacher Juliana Armstrong illuminates a number of Anishnaabemowin words along with their cultural connections, passed down from her Ojibway ancestors.