by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Loss of Language (November 13, 1958) Seepeetza expresses a desire to learn Indigenous languages and be an interpreter like her father, but her father and mother do not wish to teach them their language. Seepeetza wonders why it is bad. Why do you think the nuns and...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Loss of Culture (October 30,1958) In the final two sentences of the journal entry, Seepeetza’s grandmother is quoted as saying “Quaslametko didn’t want her and her brothers and sisters to go to school, because school would turn them into white people. They wouldn’t be...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Conflict (October 2, 1958) Seepeetza describes a conflict at school with her schoolmates. Discuss ways that you address conflict and in this case name calling within your school community.
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Home Is Where the Heart Is (September 18, 1958) Home holds a special place in Seepeetza’s heart. She describes cooking at the school and how everyone felt while working together. She then goes on to describe her home and the evening activities. After reading this...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Journal Writing (September 11, 1958) Seepeetza tells her friend Cookie that she wants to keep a secret journal for a year. Why do you think the nuns won’t approve of this? Why do you think Seepeetza feels it is important to keep a journal for a year?
