‘I LOST MY TALK’: THE IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rita Joe’s poem “I Lost My Talk” is evocative and reflects the profound impact of the residential school system on Indigenous language and identity in Canada. The poem opens with the line, “ I lost my talk,” which is also the poem’s title. When the poet says, “I lost my talk,” she means she lost…
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