A beautiful, hard hitting poem about indigenous people and their culture by Rita Joe. 

Rita Joe, a Mi'kmaq Indian from Canada's Cape Breton, speaks about the wish to regain one's language, culture and past after it being snatched away.

Students read the poem or listen to / watch our narrated video version.

After, students use the worksheet to respond. Suggested answers in the key.

Also includes a poem analysis and bio of Rita Joe - for class reading and reference.

A great poem for prompting a discussion about colonization, language and identity, racial and cultural identity, immigration and language loss and more ...

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