Corbeau Blanc / White Raven [French]

By Teoni Spathelfer

Corbeau Blanc est n e sur une le, dans un joli village. Pendant les premi res ann es de sa vie, elle a grandi entour e de sa famille, de sa communaut et de la nature. Tout a chang quand elle avait six ans.

Maintenant adulte et m re de famille, Petit Loup quitte la ville pour retrouver l' le de ses anc tres. Elle veut faire conna tre ses filles la beaut et les myst res du monde naturel et les rapprocher de leur culture. Sa m re, Corbeau Blanc, vient souvent leur rendre visite. Mais le plaisir de voir les fillettes s'amuser et apprendre ne l'emp che pas d'avoir le coeur lourd.

Corbeau Blanc est l'une des 150 000 enfants autochtones plac s de force dans des pensionnats canadiens. Elle doit maintenant raconter son histoire ses petites-filles. Parler de ces moments difficiles l'aide trouver la gu rison et unit la famille encore davantage. Corbeau Blanc retrace l'exp rience de la m re de l'auteure dans un pensionnat. C'est un r cit de survie, de gu rison et d'unit familiale.

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Little Wolf, grown up with children of her own, moves to the country where her mother, White Raven, shares a sad story from her childhood.

All grown up with a family of her own, Little Wolf moves from the big city to the island of her ancestors. She wants to share the beauty and mysteries of nature with her children, and she wants them to learn as much about their culture as possible. One day, Little Wolf's mother, White Raven, visits and begins to tell her grandchildren stories from her own childhood. But the stories are not happy ones. As a child, White Raven left her family to attend St. Michael's Residential School in Alert Bay, BC. While there, she experienced hunger, loneliness, shame, and isolation from her language and her culture. Even years later, as a grown woman and Elder, she has nightmares about her time at the school. But by sharing her story with Little Wolf and her grandchildren, White Raven begins to heal and brings the family closer together.

Through simple, heartfelt text and vivid illustrations that combine contemporary and traditional Indigenous motifs, White Raven is an engaging teaching tool as well as a relatable narrative about the impact of intergenerational trauma on families. Based on the author's own life and her mother's residential school experience, the central message of this book is one of healing and family unity.

- Shortlist, Indigenous Voices Awards 2022

- Shortlist, City of Victoria Children's Book Prize 2022

- Longlist, First Nation Communities READ Awards 2022/2023

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 1772035122
• ISBN13: 9781772035124
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Heritage House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3