Buffalo Dreamer

Buffalo Dreamer follows Summer, a Plains Cree girl who looks forward every year to the summer spent on the reservation in Alberta with her extended family — until this particular summer, when she begins having vivid dreams of fleeing a residential school, and then learns that unmarked children's graves have been discovered at the school her grandfather attended as a boy. As her grandfather finally begins to speak about what he endured there, Summer must reckon with the painful history her family survived and the heritage that residential schools tried to erase. This National Book Award Finalist, drawn from author Violet Duncan's own family history, is an essential choice for students because it bears witness to the residential school system with honesty and care while celebrating the living beauty of Cree culture, language, and intergenerational love.

Publishing Details

Author : Violet Duncan

Author Nationality : Canada

Physical Details

Type of Book: Chapter

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 128

Size: 8.3 x 5.5 inches

Year Published: 2024

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 6th-8th

Genre: Fiction

Sub-Genre: Historical Fiction

Theme: Native Americans, Indigenous People, Family, Social Issues, About POC