A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month!
Inspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture
shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross. Abandoned as
a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short
years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy is taken away
to a residential school. There she is forced to endure abuse and
indignity, but Betsy recalls the words her father spoke to her at
Sugar Falls—words that give her the resilience, strength, and
determination to survive. Sugar Falls is based on the true story of
Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to
acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty’s generosity in
sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sugar
Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne
Memorial Foundation. This 10th-anniversary edition brings David A.
Robertson’s national bestseller to life in full colour, with a
foreword by The Hon. Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from
Elder Betty Ross herself.
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A Residential School Story
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781553799771
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Portage & Main Press Limited
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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