{"product_id":"ka-pi-isi-kiskisiyan-the-way-i-remember","title":"Kâ-Pî-Isi-Kiskisiyân \/ The Way I Remember","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA residential school survivor finds his way back to his language and culture through his family's traditional stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen reflecting on forces that have shaped his life, Solomon Ratt says his education was interrupted by his schooling. Torn from his family at the age of six, Ratt was placed into the residential school system--a harsh, institutional world, operated in a language he could not yet understand, far from the love and comfort of home and family. In \u003ci\u003ekâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way I Remember\u003c\/i\u003e, Ratt reflects on these memories and the life-long challenges he endured through his telling of \u003ci\u003eâcimisowin\u003c\/i\u003e--autobiographical stories--and also traditional tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten over the course of several decades, Ratt describes his life before, during, and after residential school. In many ways, these stories reflect the experience of thousands of other Indigenous children across Canada, but Ratt's stories also stand apart in a significant way: he managed to retain his mother language of Cree by returning home to his parents each summer despite the destruction wrought by colonialism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRatt then shifts from the \u003ci\u003eâcimisowina\u003c\/i\u003e (personal, autobiographical stories) to \u003ci\u003eâcathôhkîwina\u003c\/i\u003e, (sacred stories) the more formal and commonly recognized style of traditional Cree literature, to illustrate how, in a world uninterrupted by colonialism and its agenda of genocide, these traditional stories would have formed the winter curriculum of a Cree child's education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented in Cree Th-dialect Standard Roman Orthography, syllabics, and English, Ratt's reminiscences of residential school escapades almost always end with a close call and a smile. Even when his memories are dark, Ratt's particularly Cree sense of humour shines, making \u003ci\u003ekâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân \/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way I Remember \u003c\/i\u003ean important and unique memoir that emphasizes and celebrates Solomon Ratt's perseverance and life after residential school.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8257024\"\u003eSolomon Ratt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889779143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889779147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO028000\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | Indigenous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC062000\"\u003eIndigenous Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FOR\"\u003eForeign Language Study\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FOR031000\"\u003eIndigenous Languages of the Americas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolomon Ratt\u003c\/b\u003e was born on the banks of the Churchill River just north of the community of Stanley Mission. His parents were hunters and fishers who lived off the land, spending their winters on the trapline and summers fishing in La Ronge. Solomon spent the first six winters of his life with his parents, who didn't speak English. They knew the ways of the land, including the traditional stories passed down through generations, which they told to Solomon and his siblings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Regina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44460118769901,"sku":"9780889779143","price":36.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ae001442-07b9-4e65-bf9b-3323e9f44f18.jpg?v=1700469523","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ka-pi-isi-kiskisiyan-the-way-i-remember","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}