I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas (Author) and Pauline Young (Artist) artist The opening images in this

The opening images in this collection were created by the Mi’kmaq themselves: portrayals of human beings carved into the rock formations of Nova Scotia

Pewter earrings featuring a jaunty goldfinch from her beloved painting

freshwater pearls

the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Lyman Allyn Art Museum

tradition and innovation merged

I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas (Author) and Pauline Young (Artist) artist The opening images in thisIm finding my talk And it may take some time, But Im learning to speak In a language thats mine. A response to Rita Joes iconic poem I Lost My Talk, and published simultaneously with the new childrens book edition illustrated by Pauline Young, comes a companion picture book by award winning spoken word artist and Mikmaw activist Rebecca Thomas. A second generation residential school survivor, Thomas writes this response poem openly and honestly,