Inspired by true events

demonstrating the enduring power of culture and identity

Famous for his daring escapes from the school

labor roles

They take readers from the boarding school movement of the 1870s to the Sixties Scoop in Canada and the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in the United States

We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power music Inspired by true eventsCaleb Gayle"An important part of American history told with a clear eyed and forceful brilliance." National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson "We Refuse to Forget reminds readers, on damn near every page, that we are collectively experiencing a brilliance we've seldom seen or imagined We Refuse to Forget is a new standard in book making." Kiese Laymon, author of the bestselling Heavy: An American Memoir A landmark work of untold American history