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Tilly

by Monique Gray Smith

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In this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel, a young girl discovers that her mother, a Cree, was stolen away from her family as a child. She finds the strength to come to terms with her aboriginal heritage and learns to embrace her identity.

American literatureTreatment of IndiansFictionHistoryInterracial adoptionCorrupt practicesIndians of North AmericaCultural assimilationMixed descentIndigenous peoplesTeenage girlsAlcohol use