Fatty Legs

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*Running Time => 1hr. and 47mins.*

The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact is now available as an audiobook for a new generation of listeners.

Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools.

At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls - all except Margaret, who gets red ones. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school.

In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity.

With important updates since it first hit the shelves a decade ago, this audiobook edition of 'FATTY LEGS' will continue to resonate with listeners young and old.

New and updated content includes:
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A note on the right to silence. This piece asks listeners to be mindful that not all survivors of residential school will wish to talk about their experiences, and that their silence should be respected.
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Audiobook features original song "Say Your Name" by acclaimed artist Keith Secola, a song insipired by Olemaun's story.
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A table of contents to ensure all the added materials are easy to find.
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A foreword by noted indigenous scholar Debbie Reese , founder of American Indians in Children's Literature. The foreword discusses the biased portrayal of Indigenous people in children's literature throughout history and the exclusion of Indigenous people from the ability to tell their own stories.
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A preface by Christy Jordan-Fenton sharing the way she first heard Margaret-Olemaun's story of going way to residential school. It also covers the impact of the book and how much has changed in the past 10 years.
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A note on language. This piece reviews the universal changes in language that have been made to the book since the original edition and also establishes the language choices made in the new material.
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A note on the writing process. This piece by Christy explores how she works with Margaret-Olemaun to get Olemaun's stories down on paper.
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A revised and updated afterword by Christy Jordan-Fenton.

*PLEASE NOTE*:
When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with audio.

©2020 Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton and Christy Jordan-Fenton 2021 Annick Press