Overview
Read the bestselling children’s book Every Child Matters in Secwepemctsín, the Shuswap language. Approved by the author, Phyllis Webstad, and translated by Tracy Thomas, with the assistance of Secwépemc (Shuswap) Elder Rose Wilson, to ensure cultural safety and authenticity.
With the intention to assist in language preservation while making cultural stories more accessible to Indigenous Peoples, this series of translated books promote the learning of Indigenous languages for all ages with the help of popular and familiar stories.
Learn the meaning behind the phrase, Every Child Matters(™). Phyllis Webstad offers insights into this heartfelt movement which honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward Truth and Reconciliation. If you’re a Residential School Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor — you matter. For the children who didn’t make it home — you matter. The child inside every one of us matters. Every Child Matters.
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