Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan is a remarkable middle-grade novel that explores the intergenerational trauma of Indigenous families affected by the residential school system in Canada. Drawing from her own Plains Cree and Taino heritage, Duncan tells the story of 12-year-old Summer, who spends her summers on her mother's reservation in Alberta. This particular summer, Summer begins experiencing vivid dreams of a girl fleeing a residential school, coinciding with the discovery of unmarke