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An Ojibwe Writer Refuses to Let Her Mother’s Trauma Be in Vain
In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember recounts what happened to her mother, and many like her, who were abused in Indian ...
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A Daughter’s Reckoning With the Indian Boarding School System
Mary Annette Pember’s mother​ attended an Indian residential school through the eighth grade. It forever changed her—and her ...
‘Medicine River’ reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter’s eyes
In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the ...
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Native American Culture Day held at Superior Schools
Superior history teachers Chris Clairmont and Vicky Nytes attended the Montana History Conference last September, where they ...
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'Medicine River' reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter's eyes
Medicine River. According to Mary Annette Pember in her powerful new book of that name, the Ojibwe (sometimes Anglicized as Chippewa) believed that everything needed for a good life could be found ...