The Day I Became Number 54 (HC) (FNCR 2023) Culture Living in the small northern

Living in the small northern town Fort Simmer

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Rebecca Schiff

It is a welcome addition to the literature about a First Nation man who excelled as a soldier during World War 1 and as a community leader and political activist

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The Day I Became Number 54 (HC) (FNCR 2023) Culture Living in the small northernAuthor and artist Lorrie Gallant from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Cayuga Nation, Turtle Clan, retells the story of Dawn V. Hills experiences in residential school in the book, The Day I Became Number 54. Using plasticine, Lorrie brings relief images to life in the pictures that accompany the text. Life was happy and carefree for Dawn and her family. Then, when she and her siblings went to residential school everything changed. Dawn was