

In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls - all except Margaret, who gets red ones. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. 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.Īt school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact.Įight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic.
