La petite robe rouge/Apje'ji'jk Mekwe'k Mtoqan/The Little Red Dress
La petite robe rouge / Apje’ji’jk Mekwe’k Mtoqan / The Little Red Dress
(trilingual edition)
Author: Julie Pellissier-Lush, Julie Gagnon,
Artist : Emma Hassencahl-Perley
Publisher: Bouton d’or Acadie
Sakari loves to rummage through her grandmother's house, but she still doesn’t know what’s hidden in the woven basket her nukumi keeps in the attic. Then, one day, Sakari sees her nukumi in tears by the open basket, holding a photo album. Photos that Sakari has never seen prompt the older woman to tell her the story of her younger sister who disappeared shortly after graduating from high school. Sakari will help her nukumi to free herself from this heavy secret and allow the spirit of the missing young woman to fly away in peace.
This trilingual picture book aims to raise awareness about missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.