Aggie and Mudgy were two Kaska Dena sisters who lived along the BC-Yukon border until they were taken to a Lejac Residential School which was located far from their home and those they loved. The church, where the girls were baptized, changed their traditional names, Mac-kinnay and Beep, to Agnes and Martha, but the girls quietly renamed themselves Aggie and Mudgy.
Wendy Proverbs’ story follows Maddy and her family in their modern quest to maintain their Indigenous roots while also paralleling the journey of Aggie and Mudgy and their 1600 kilometer trek to the residential school where they were forced to reside. Nan provides the details of the girls’ story, allowing Maddy to form her own opinions and realizations of what the girls and countless other Indigenous children went through during their obligatory education under the Canadian government’s colonial system.
A truly beautiful and unique story combining the story of a grandmother her granddaughter and two Kaska Dena sisters from the BC-Yukon border and their exciting story that truly captures the essence of these two sisters and their journey both physical and emotional truly an amazing read