Download or read book Boozhoo My Name Is Aki written by Jeannine Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Aki's journey through life which begins when she lives with her mother's tribe. At a young age her Metis father decides to return to his father's farm in Canada with his young family in tow. Her grandfather teaches her to read and write and begins to see the gift she has for writing and drawing. After several years go by and tragedy strikes, the family decides to return to her mother's tribe enjoying the beauty of living in the upper peninsula of Michigan near Lake Superior. She grows to love this life but slowly her circumstances change yet again. The Chippewa are being removed. Her heritage and language are being taken away from her. Her brother Asin is furious and comes up with a way to help his people. Aki is never bitter and takes a different course. Always holding her head high with strength and courage, she moves forward, leaving behind her own legacy through her stories, drawings and poems. Now it is time to pass these treasures on to her young granddaughter. Watch how Aki and her family overcome their oppression through faith, kindness, love and family.