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    Blue and black banner image with the cover of Kukum by Michel Jean on the right and text on the left reading "Excerpt from Kukum by Michel Jean. You’re not going to marry an Indian. Do you know what it’s like for them?. Open Book logo bottom left
    August 03, 2023

    Read an Excerpt from Michel Jean's Kukum, a Fictionalized History of His Innu Great-Grandparents' Extraordinary Love Story

    Almanda Siméon, an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle in the tiny Quebec community of Saint-Prime, changes her life when she falls in love.Thomas a young Innu man, and both his and Almanda's families ...

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