Whats the theme in the Poem ""I lost my Talk"" by Rita Joe
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Theme of Courage
The poem shows that the Aboriginals have to conform to the Euro-Canadian culture. "I lost my talk/The talk you took away." Shows that her native language is being stripped from her so that she can fully assimilate and conform to the "Canadian" culture.
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I Lost My Talk is based on the poem by Mi'kmaw elder and poet Rita Joe, C.M. Rita Joe penned her poem to express not only the pain and suffering she experienced at Schubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia, but also her hope and conviction that her words could guide and inspire indigenous and non-indigenous ...
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