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Tilly

by Monique Gray Smith

American literatureTreatment of IndiansFictionHistoryInterracial adoptionCorrupt practicesIndians of North AmericaCultural assimilation

In this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel, a young girl discovers that her mother, a Cree, was stolen away from her family as a child. She finds the strength to come to terms with her aboriginal heritage and learns to embrace her identity.

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Book data: Open Library