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Five Little Indians

Michelle Good

  • 304 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2020
  • 4 editions
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1 About this book

Five Little Indians is the debut novel by Cree Canadian writer Michelle Good, published in 2020 by Harper Perennial. The novel focuses on five survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system, struggling to rebuild their lives in Vancouver, British Columbia after the end of their time in the residential schools. It also explores the love and strength that can emerge after trauma.

The book received a number of awards, and was CBC's number one book in 2021. It was selected for and won the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, nominated by Christian Allaire, Ojibwe author and Vogue Fashion Editor.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Indigenous peoples
  • Residential schools
  • Native Americans
  • Native American & Aboriginal
  • Survivors

2 About Michelle Good

Born 1956

Michelle Good is a Cree writer, poet, and lawyer from Canada, most noted for her debut novel Five Little Indians. She is a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Good has an MFA and a law degree from the University of British Columbia and, as a lawyer, advocated for residential-school survivors. She lives in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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