I Am My Name: A Girl's Journey to Finding Her Cree Family Oneida “Minnesota” is derived from the

“Minnesota” is derived from the Dakota phrase Mni Sota Makoce

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I Am My Name: A Girl's Journey to Finding Her Cree Family Oneida “Minnesota” is derived from theAn evocative autobiographical picture book about Cree activist Na'kuset's life as a young girl taken from her home along with thousands of other indigenous children during the 1960s, and the journey of discovery that leads her to reclaim her life and culture. I have come from somewhere else, where I am Cree and I have a big sister and another name. One night, a very young girl was removed from her home during Canada's Sixties Scoop, which tore