Bibliograph

Shannen and the dream for a school, Janet Wilson

Type

Label

Shannen and the dream for a school, Janet Wilson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shannen and the dream for a school

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Janet Wilson

Series statement

A kids' power book

Summary

The true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a native Cree community in Northern Ontario, who have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building. Shannen's fight took her all the way to Parliament Hill and was taken up by children around the world. Shannen's dream continues today with the work of the Shannen's Dream organization and those everywhere who are fighting for the rights of Aboriginal children

Target audience

juvenile

Classification