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Missing Nimâ By Melanie Florence: Summary

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Imagine watching your child go through all stages of life but in spirit, would that not be absolutely heartbreaking? Cree author Melanie Florence imparts some significant lessons in her children's book Missing Nimâmâ. The author's most poignant point is that even after they death occurs, parents keep impacting their children's life spiritually. This is unveiled through the relationship between Kateri and her mom. Kateri has always wished her mother was around, although she fails to see her mother every step of the way: “I will always be your mother... even if I'm not there” (Florence 7). Not only does Kateri feel lonely that her nimâmâ is not with her on mothers day but she envies the kids who do have mothers to celebrate with. The love between a mother and daughter is endless, even if one is in soul. An additional message can be how

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In the midst of the ongoing crisis of missing First Nations girls and women, there is an intergenerational free-verse story about separation, loss, and the bond between a daughter and her mother. Florence tells two stories and Kateri's her lost nimâmâ's on each page. Florence gives the daughter and mother the chance to experience life from their separate points of view and to communicate with one other from afar by contrasting their ideas and feelings in complementing verse. strongly capturing the passage of time and Kateri's emotional journey. A heartbreaking moment with Kateri is when she dreams about her mother and starts calling out her name “Nimàmà!...Mommy!” (Florance 11). For any child it is difficult to grow up with no mother although some people might have the gift of having a grandmother. Overall, A touching story related from the point of view of a missing indigenous woman as she watches her daughter grow up without

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