Download or read book Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone written by David A. Robertson and published by Portage & Main Press. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empowering story of resistance that gently introduces children to the history of residential schools in Canada. In When We Were Alone, a young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. As she asks questions, her grandmother tells her about her experiences in a residential school. When We Were Alone won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Illustrated Books) category, and was nominated for the TD Canadian's Children's Literature Award. This edition includes the text in Swampy Cree syllabics and Roman orthography, as well as the original English.