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3 facts Cherie Dimaline is a Metis writer from Georgian Bay, She loves to write and has been writing for her whole life, The books setting is 30-40 years in the future in North America.

2 Inspirations or interesting things to me are she would write at times when most people wouldn't and how her Metis background inspires her writing.

1 question I have is how have people lost the ability to dream?

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3 facts
1.these are historical facts
2.the writer has been writing her whole life  regardless of anywhere she is for example on her wedding, when she's in labour
3. the book is directed to young adults so that they're educated about the indigenous people.

2 inspirational ideas
1. some people will forget about their own culture in time if they're disconected with it
2. she grew up with her grandparents telling her their personal stories and experiences.

1 question
why are the indeginous people targetted out of all people

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1 question is could this come anytime soon?
2 interesting things the author is an indigenous writer
2 her elders were all telling storys
3 facts
1 this book won lots of awards
2 she has never wrote books for young adults
3 she is always writing

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3 facts :
1.  the author's always writing, regardless of anywhere she is, for example at her wedding, when she was in labour, etc.
2.  The author learns people's stories and tells young people so they can carry the stories
3. The story is to tell the indeginous people that they are heard and seen

2 inspirational things : She grew up with her grandparents telling her their personal stories and experiences, the author also learns from other indeginous individuals and writes in such a way to make the stories stay in people's heads.

1 question : Why are the indeginous people targetted out of all people?

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3 facts I learned: The author wrote so often she even wrote during labour and on her wedding day. She is an Indigenous writer. She always caries a pen with her.
2 interesting things: The amount of awards the book had surprised me. The way she grew up also surprised me--surrounded by old people telling their stories.
1 question: Why do the Indigenous have the bone marrow dream stuff and no one else does? No other group of people, even?

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3 Facts:
1. That the author is metis
2. She wrote the book so that young indigenous kids have something to see themselves in the future
3. She made it a young adult book so that kids could understand what troubled things Canada has gone through when it come to indigenous people

2 inspirational things:
1. That she got 5 awards on the book
2.The over all message and purpose of the book

1 question:
Why are the indigenous people the only people dreaming?

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3 Facts I learned
1. inspiration from past historical events
2. set in the near future tying to topics and events that are happening right now (global warming)
3. The book is directed to young adults, so they have more knowledge on the indigenous community, to respect their culture.

Interesting things
1. kids become disconnected with their  culture due to lack of community/experiences
2. Cherie Dimaline (author) is also a native metis from thunder bay.

1 question I am left with
How many copies have been sold? Did the book take off straight away? Does the fact that the author is also indigenous affect how the book sold

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3 Facts

-Took inspiration from past Canadian events and trauma
-The book is set 30-40 years into the future when coastal cities are forced to move inland because of global warming
-The book is written for young adults specifically aiming to teach them out Canadas shaky past

2 Inspirational Ideas

-This book looks to inspire indigenous peoples to be proud of who they are and in-brace there past
-The Author can represents that no matter where you come from you can always use your voice to make a change

Question

Do indigenous peoples feel unrepresented and overshadowed in medias such as movies and books?

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Facts That we Learned:

1. The author (Cherie Dimaline) lived with her grandma and sisters.  Her grandma would often tell them stories just like the elders in the book.
2. Cherie aimed The Marrow Thieves to young adults because she wanted to educate non indigenous peoples on their history.  She also wanted young indigenous adults to know that they're seen and heard.
3. Cherie had never written a book aimed towards young adults before, and yet the book got a lot of recognition and rewards.

2 Inspirations or Interesting Things
1.  Dreams us a metaphor for hope.
2. The book took place in the future, but was based off the past.

Question That we Have:
How did the author include so many ideas into one book?

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3 facts
1. Not having dreams negatively affects your mental health
2. The book has won multiple awards
3. she has enjoyed writing since she was a kid

2 Inspiring/interesting things
1. she grew up with her grandparents telling her stories which inspired her writing
2. she is a member of the métis

1 question
What inspired her start writing stories?

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3 facts
- The author of the book is indigenous which gave her a deeper look into the perspective of the characters

- She is dedicated towards her writing as she said that she was writing even while being in labor as well as her wedding day

- The book that she wrote earned many awards including the Canada Reads, The Kirkus prize and a few more

2 interesting things

- I found it interesting that because she had no paper to write down her ideas, she wrote them on the bottom of her shoes

- It was interesting that she enjoyed reading as many people do not enjoy reading in out generation

A question we have

- How does the book end?

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The story is post apocalyptic
The story takes place in a dystopian setting
The story is in the future

2 inspirational things:
This horrible setting is somewhat a reminder to residential schools which helps contrast how terrible residential schools
Another inspirational thing is how much recognition this book about indigenous struggle has gotten

Question:
How does the bone marrow of indigenous people affect dreams?

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3 Facts We Learned:

First Nations and Métis use stories of their families to build a stronger family, and also to discover more of their past.

First Nations carry stories through generations as their "heirlooms".

Some First Nations and Métis feel as if they don't have a future.

2 Inspirations/ Interesting Things:

You have to go through training to be able to carry some stories.

Cherie Dimaline wanted to share what First Nation's have gone through, with the younger generations.

1 Question You're Left With:

Did the book exceed Cherie's expectations?

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3 facts: The author is Metis, the book is set 30-40 years in the future, the author got many awards for her book

2 interesting things: The author would write anywhere including her shoes when she didn't have paper, they use stories to find their family

1 question: Why are only indigenous people able to dream?

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1. A)I have learned that it is 40 years in the future
1. B) I have learned that the genre of the book is Post-Apocalyptical Dystopia
1. C)I have learned that the main characters name is Frenchie

2. A)That the author got any award for the book
2. B) All the author wanted to do is get the message out

3. How long did it take to write the book

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3 facts i learned was that the writer was always taking a pen with her, and wrote in labour.  Cherie is an indigenous writer.  the author published 4 books at the time of the video.

i found it was interesting that she got four awards for the one book.  Also, the author didn't care how many people read the book, she just wanted some people to read it and get the message.

how much did the book make? and how many purchases

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3 facts I learned are: the author is always writing (even while she was in labour and on her wedding day.) The author is an indenginous writer. In the time of the video the authour published 4 books.

2 intersting things: the author got 4 awards forthe one book and the author didnt care how many people read it she just wanted the message out in the media and to have it be heard

1 question I have: How much did the book make based on purchases

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4 facts)
Not having dreams effects a persons mental health.
The author has loved writing ever since she was little.
She is a metis author.
The book has gained multiple rewards.
2 inspirational)
She wants canadian kids to learn about indigenous people.
She only writes indigenous and sticks to it.
1 question) Will we have a apocalypse of some sort anytime soon.

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Not having dreams isn't good.

this book has a lot of rewards

she has been writing her whole life even during labor and on her wedding day

that she loved writing so much that she wrote on her wedding day and during labor.

how she wrote a book of a different topic that she never wrote before.

could this type of event happen in the near future?