Cet album raconte l'histoire vraie d'un groupe de jeunes filles résilientes d'un pensionnat pour Autochtones qui ont eu l'idée de munir leurs uniformes de poches secrètes pour y cacher de la nourriture.
Peggy Janicki is an award-winning Dakelh teacher from the Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation. She holds a master of education in Indigenous Knowledges/Indigenous Pedagogies (UBC). Peggy has worked for decades to reveal the hidden stories and histories of Indigenous Peoples, as featured in UBC's massive open online course (MOOC) Reconciliation through Indigenous Education. When her mother shared a secret story that changed all their lives and highlighted the impacts of colonization, Peggy also became a storyteller. She lives in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
