Comments on: Books About Residential Schools for Kids of All Ages

By: Corinne McDermott

Corinne McDermott — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 18:13:30 +0000

In reply to LG.

Your multi-racial family with multi-cultural friends should understand that “white people” have always had privilege and with privilege comes power. By not acknowledging that, it completely devalues the prejudices that BIPOC people have faced and continue to face. To suggest it wasn’t and isn’t “white people” who are responsible for racism and discrimination, or that saying so is actually racist to say, takes the onus off of the very people who need to own up and fix things… “Truth and Reconciliation,” if you will…

By: LG

LG — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:24:10 +0000

Hard to explain that to the kid that lives in a multi-racial family with multi-cultural friends. Wrong word “racial prejudice” is still not acceptable reading for children.

By: Corinne McDermott

Corinne McDermott — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:10:33 +0000

In reply to LG.

“White people” is not a racist statement, it’s the truth.
Regardless, there’s no such thing as racism against white people.

By: LG

LG — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:20:20 +0000

“My Fatty Legs” needs to be removed from the read list. The racist comment in the Foreword: “the white people did terrible things” is disgusting that in a multi-cultural society this book is on a recommended reading list for children.

By: KB

KB — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:36:49 +0000

Thank you for this list!