{"product_id":"calling-down-the-sky-tenth-anniversary-edition-paperback-1","title":"Calling Down the Sky: Tenth Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosanna Deerchild\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSolomon Ratt\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This poetry collection is fierce, raw and candid. By recounting her mother's residential school experience in a powerfully poetic narrative, Deerchild expertly illustrates the heartbreaking trauma of that tragic saga and how it complicates relationships over generations.\" \u003cb\u003e- Waubgeshig Rice, author of \u003ci\u003eMoon of the Crusted Snow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tenth anniversary bilingual edition in English and Cree of Rosanna Deerchild's stunning collection about the intergenerational impacts of the Canadian residential school system.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou want me to\u003cbr\u003eshare my story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eok then\u003cbr\u003ehere it is\u003cbr\u003ehere in the unwritten\u003cbr\u003ehere in the broken lines\u003cbr\u003eof my body that can never forget\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eî-nitawîthimiyan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ekita-âcimostâtân nitâcimisowin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ehâw mâka\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003emâkôma\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eôta îkâ kâ-kî-masinahikâtîk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eôta kâ-pîkopathiki masinahikîwina\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003enimiyaw îkâ wîhkâc kâ-wanikiskisit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCalling Down the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, poet Rosanna Deerchild viscerally evokes her mother's experience within the residential school system, the Canadian government's system of violently removing Indigenous children from their homes, families, and languages in an explicit attempt to destroy Indigenous cultures and identities. With precise and intricate poetry, Deerchild weaves together the story of her mother's childhood and Deerchild's memories of her mother: her love of country music, her attempts to talk about what happened to her, how tightly she braided her daughter's hair on the first day of school. In doing so, Deerchild illustrates the disruptive and devastating impacts of the residential school system on generations of families while also celebrating the life and culture of her mother and other survivors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished for the first time in a bilingual edition of Cree and English, in time for the tenth anniversary of the original publication, \u003ci\u003eCalling Down the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and gorgeously evoked reckoning with a horrifying part of North American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosanna Deerchild \u003c\/b\u003e(She\/Her) is Cree, from the community of O-Pipon-Na-Piwan Cree Nation. She has been a storyteller for more than twenty years; as a journalist, broadcaster, poet, and playwright. She is the host of CBC Radio One's \u003ci\u003eUnreserved\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut poetry collection\u003ci\u003e this is a small northern town\u003c\/i\u003e shared her reflections of growing up in a racially divided place. It won the 2009 Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. Her second book, \u003ci\u003ecalling down the sky\u003c\/i\u003e, is a collaboration with her mother who was forced to attend Indian Residential School. Her first play with the Royal MTC's Pimootayowin Creators Circle was called \u003ci\u003eThe Secret to Good Tea\u003c\/i\u003e and was produced for their mainstage in their 2022\/23 season. It will be produced for the 2025\/26 season with the National Arts Centre and the Grand Theatre in London Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolomon Ratt\u003c\/b\u003e was born to parents who were trappers and fishers. He learned nîhithawin (Woods Cree) at their knees. At the age of six Solomon was abducted from his home and taken to the residential school where he began his schooling. After the residential school he attended Riverside Collegiate High School. He attended the University of Regina earning two BAs and an MA. His significant work teaching Cree has been recognized with the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2021), the Queen's Platinum Medal (2022), and he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada (2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe began teaching Cree language and storytelling at First Nations University in 1984, retiring in 2022. Solomon's publications include \u003ci\u003enîhithaw âcimowina - Woods Cree Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003emâci-nêhiyawêwin - Beginning Cree\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eâhkami-nêhiyawêtân - Let's Keep Speaking Cree \u003c\/i\u003e(2022), both published by the University of Regina Press. Another book published by the University of Regina Press, \u003ci\u003ekâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân \/ ᑳᐲᐃᓯᑭᐢᑭᓯᔮᐣ \/ The Way I Remember\u003c\/i\u003e, won two Saskatchewan Book Awards in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354108379385,"sku":"9781552455159","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Y1y9peUpl49781552455159_01afa886-ecd1-4126-ba70-7f2f39e56d6b.webp?v=1769829210","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/calling-down-the-sky-tenth-anniversary-edition-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}