40. Masterclass with Monique Gray Smith
40. Masterclass with Monique Gray Smith
When Charlie’s Kohkom asks him what the best part of his school day was, he knows right away: Indigenous drum circle! In Kohkom’s First Drum, Kohkom tells him that not very long ago she was gifted her very first drum, at a ceremony for children who never returned home from residential schools. Taken from her family when she was very little because of something called the Sixties Scoop, she was raised by an adoptive white family, and only later learned what being Cree meant. Charlie teaches her a song, so they can play their drums together. This masterclass for young readers with acclaimed children’s author Monique Gray Smith will celebrate the activities that bring families and communities together, and encourage readers to treat others with compassion. Grades 3–6.
Presented thanks to the generous support of the Pitfield Family in memory of Ebie Pitfield.
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