Growing up, she lived in communities where many, including her stepfather, had attended residential schools. Though not Indigenous herself, Jordan-Fenton's stepfather was a Cree Métis man. "I didn't want them to ever feel bad about their Indigeneity." "I wanted my children to grow up seeing their grandmother as a hero," said Jordan-Fenton, a B.C.
His mom's desire to teach her own children - as well as other people - about the reality of residential schools was a key reason she felt driven to collaborate with his grandmother to create their age-appropriate books, the first of which was published in 2010. Fatty Legs co-authors Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton, left, and Christy Jordan-Fenton followed their award-winning title with others, including A Stranger at Home, When I was Eight and Not My Girl.
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