Up Ghost River; A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History
by Metatawabin, Edmund; Alexandra Shimo
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0307399877
- ISBN 13
- 9780307399878
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Synopsis
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.
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- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
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- Title
- Up Ghost River; A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History
- Author
- Metatawabin, Edmund; Alexandra Shimo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0307399877
- ISBN 13
- 9780307399878
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Residential Schools; Survivor Stories; Ontario; Alberta
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