<p>Welcome back to Season 7 of <em>Getting Lit with Linda, </em>where we learn to love literature one book at a time!</p><br><p>In this episode, Linda interviews the Métis writer, <a href="https://brittanypenner.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brittany Penner </a>about her memoir, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/719493/children-like-us-by-brittany-penner/9780385688000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Children Like Us </em>(Random House Canada)</a>. It's elegantly written and carefully crafted, and, in spite of the book's length, Linda couldn't put it down. Linda and Brittany discuss her childhood, the <a href="https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sixties-scoop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sixties Scoop</a> (14:32), Brittany's story around being adopted (19:10), and the medical system, in Saskatchewan and Quebec, and across Canada.</p><br><p>Here are some other highlights of their discussion:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/marshmallow-test.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stanford Marshellow Experiment (</a>23:32)</li><li><a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1828421/coroner-joyce-echaquan-atikamekw-rapport-gouvernement-racisme-lacunes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joyce Echaquan and the Joyce Principle</a> (24:52)</li><li>Healing and empowerment (27:50)</li><li>Women’s reproductive health (31:23)</li><li>Photos in the memoir (33)</li><li>The memoir’s sequel (36:48)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Please note the NEW!! feature of the podcast: The "Takeway" (37:52), in which all guest writers, including Brittany, will be offering one piece of advice to aspiring writers.</p><br><p>Producer/Host/Writer: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Crux. We are grateful to the Canada Council for their support for this second year of production.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>