Î-nitotamahk kîsik

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i-nitotamahk kisik is the Cree Language Edition of Rosanna Deerchild's poetry collection, Calling Down the Sky. describing deep personal experiences and post-generational effects of the residential school confinements in the 1960's when thousands of Indigenous children were placed in these schools against their parents' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own cultures. Rosanna Deerchild exposes how the residential schools systematically undermined Indigenous cultures across Canada and disrupted families for generations, severing the ties through which culture is taught and sustained, and contributing to a general loss of language and beliefs. The devastating effects of the residential schools are far-reaching and continue to have significant impact on Indigenous communities. Rosanna Deechild is an award-winning Cree author and broadcaster. She has worked for a variety of Indigenous newspapers and major networks for over 15 years, including APTN, CBC Radio, and Global. This volume contains 38 poems expressing Deerchild’s overwhelming loss covering themes such as the loss of family and language, reconciliation, loss of hair, blankets, first day of school, names versus numbers, nuns and priests, limited food, running away, memories, guy hill residential school, and a heart-breaking poem that recounts the poet’s feelings when she recalls her mother’s residential school years.

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i-nitotamahk kisik is the Cree Language Edition of Rosanna Deerchild's poetry collection, Calling Down the Sky. describing deep personal experiences and post-generational effects of the residential school confinements in the 1960's when thousands of Indigenous children were placed in these schools against their parents' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own cultures. Rosanna Deerchild exposes how the residential schools systematically undermined Indigenous  cultures across Canada and disrupted families for generations, severing the ties through which culture is taught and sustained, and contributing to a general loss of language and beliefs. The devastating effects of the residential schools are far-reaching and continue to have significant impact on Indigenous communities. 
Rosanna Deechild is an award-winning Cree author and broadcaster. She has worked for a variety of Indigenous newspapers and major networks for over 15 years, including APTN, CBC Radio, and Global. 
This volume contains 38 poems expressing Deerchild’s overwhelming loss covering themes such as the loss of family and language, reconciliation, loss of hair, blankets, first day of school, names versus numbers, nuns and priests, limited food, running away, memories, guy hill residential school, and a heart-breaking poem that recounts the poet’s feelings when she recalls her mother’s residential school years.

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Translation of: Calling down the sky.

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Mmâ otcimowin: tpwîwin ikwa wkôwîcihiwîwin -- nîso sîkipatwna -- mmâ mithohtam country -- cimisiwin -- kîkwaya ohci kâ-kiskîthihtamak nikwiy ispî kâ-kî-awsisiwiyn -- mmâ sipwîhtîw -- nîstam kâ-ispathik -- akohp -- ikwa mîna kihtwm -- nitiy î-minihkwîyâhk -- mmâ okitowin -- kîkway kâ-pimowatît -- nistam kîsikw -- akihtsowin 105 -- omisimw rose -- wîhkohtowin -- ohpihkasiakn pîwahcikana -- otapasîw -- wsînamna -- okmwâtisiwak -- cimisowinihk -- î-nîhci-tîpwâtamn kîsik -- ninîhithown -- ayamihî-tpisimin -- iskwýc otkwani-mîcisowin -- î-kâtniwiki wanihikana -- wanihikan-askiy -- anima kâ-kîsipathik -- îkâ kâ-mihkwkanit iskwîw -- nikamowinihcikan -- guy hill: ohpahowi-pîsim 4, 2012 -- guy hill: kwi kâ-pîtohtîcik -- kiskisowincihowina -- kîkwaya ohci kâ-kiskîthimak nikwiy î-kîsi-ohpikiyn -- ispî kâ-mmitonîthimak mmâ ohpimî-kisinwahamâtowikamikohk kâ-kî-ayât -- mîkiwina kiskisiwina -- ithiniwihkâtowin isîhcikîwin -- mmâ owîthowin.