The Day I Became Number 54 (HC) 2014 But then French wakes up

But then French wakes up in a pitch-black room

Elle lui lègue aussi une part du lourd fardeau des traumatismes de sa jeunesse

This book should interest anyone involved in Indigenous rights

led by Juha the storyteller

Isabelle Allard provided the French translation

The Day I Became Number 54 (HC) 2014 But then French wakes upAuthor and artist Lorrie Gallant from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Cayuga Nation, Turtle Clan, retells the story of Dawn V. Hills experiences in residential school in the book, The Day I Became Number 54. Using plasticine, Lorrie brings relief images to life in the pictures that accompany the text. Life was happy and carefree for Dawn and her family. Then, when she and her siblings went to residential school everything changed. Dawn was