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Up ghost river : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history / Edmund Metatawabin, with Alexandra Shimo ; foreword by Joseph Boyden.
A memoir about the abuse former First Nations chief Edmund Metatawabin endured in residential school in the 1960s, the resulting trauma, and the spirit he rediscovered within himself and his community through traditional spirituality and knowledge.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307399885 (softcover)
- Physical Description: xix, 316 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Map of Northern Ontario -- Author's note -- Introduction -- Part one. Chapters one to eleven -- Part two. Chapters twelve to twenty-seven -- Epilogue -- Getting involved -- Suggested reading. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at College of the Rockies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Campus | E 99 .C88 M483 2015 (Text) | 31111000145332 | CRANBROOK | Volume hold | Available | - |
EDMUND METATAWABIN, former Chief of Fort Albany First Nation, is a Cree writer, educator and activist. A residential school survivor, he has devoted himself to righting the wrongs of the past, and educating Native youth in traditional knowledge. Metatawabin now lives in his self-made log house in Fort Albany, Ontario, off the reserve boundary, on land he refers to as my "Grandfathers' Land." He owns a local sawmill and also works as a consultant, speaker and researcher.
ALEXANDRA SHIMO is a former radio producer for the CBC and former editor at Maclean's. An award-winning journalist, she is the author of The Environment Equation, which was published in 12 countries. She lives in Toronto.
