I Wish You Were Here Haida Nadia Sammurtok is an Inuit

Nadia Sammurtok is an Inuit writer and educator originally from Rankin Inlet

passed down through the generations

solitary confinement and a host of mental

Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache)

There is sadness in Moshoom's face

I Wish You Were Here Haida Nadia Sammurtok is an InuitWritten by Erica Jean Reid Gidin Jaad, Haida, Tsimshian (Ts'msysen) and illustrated by James Michael Reid, I Wish You Were here is a series of letters between best friends. I Wish You Were Here is based on the authors' childhood experiences as pen pals in Haida Gwaii and Terrace in northern British Columbia. The book explores themes of friendship, culture, family, and community. It also addresses some tough issues, such as racism and intolerance, and