Canada Reads 2020 : Jesse Thistle on From the Ashes

Van Koeverden, Jane (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: Métis-Cree writer Jesse Thistle talks about how our own story can emerge from getting the "small fragments of our experience" down on the page. In his memoir, From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Thistle describes how he transformed his life — from being homeless and struggling with addiction to winning awards in academia. Thistle is now a professor at York University and a bestselling author.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (05 min 57 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Freely available
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer: Van Koeverden, Jane.
Target Audience Note:	13-14.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/canada-reads-2020-jesse-thistle-on-from-the-ashes-24346/
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content.
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation