
Spotlight on Learning - FRAL 9 Meets Indigenous Author of Niska
Students experienced strong emotions as we read the novel "Niska" as a class, in small groups, and individually. The main character was sent to a residential school at a young age. The author of the book, Etienne Poirier, lived and taught on a reserve in Quebec for more than 10 years, feeling the angst of separation from his wife and children (who lived hours away), thus giving him the experience and perspective of what it was like to live away from his loved ones, and the experience of a father in that case.
