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Cherie DimalineThe Marrow Thieves
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Books & Articles
- “Cherie Dimaline On Erasure, the Power of Story, and ‘The Marrow Thieves.’”
An interview with Métis author Cherie Dimaline about her indigenous roots and the inspiration behind The Marrow Thieves in the School Library Journal.
A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation article on the “residential schools” that were opened to re-educate Native American children in Christianity
A survey of the first wave of native writers published in Canada by Aboriginal Canadian author Tomson Highway.
Videos & Podcasts
An Inuk journalist discusses which terms to use when talking about indigenous people in Canada in this Canadian Broadcasting Company/Radio Canada video.
Interview with author Métis Cherie Dimaline about how she conceived of the story idea on TVO’s The Agenda with Steven Paikin.
In this CBC video, Dimaline discusses the similarities and differences in her approach when she wrote her adult novel Empire of Wild and her YA title The Marrow Thieves.
Other
This image depicts a dancer from the Métis group, defined as a Canadian people of mixed European and First Nation descent.
Traditional recipes of the Métis people shared by the Louis Riel Institute, named for the Métis political leader who led two uprisings against the Canadian government and founded the province of Manitoba.
Answers to basic questions about the Métis people from the Atlas of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, with images.
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