Somebody Shot Your Boat: Memories of eleven years living with and working for First Nations and Metis people

By Doreen Guilloux

Book Overview

Somebody Shot Your Boat is a rare first-hand account of living and working in Indigenous Canadian communities as part of a minority Caucasian population. Doreen Guilloux, and her husband, Jim, first began their journey with First Nations and Metis people in 1987. For the next eleven years, they moved to several First Nations communities, living with the people and serving the communities not only as educators, but in other capacities as required. Jim was hired as the school principal in all these communities. Doreen, however, had many different jobs: teacher, librarian, store clerk, and more depending on the circumstances.

A memoir, Somebody Shot Your Boat details the incredible joys, frustrations, surprises, and sorrows the couple experienced along the way. At times humorous and at others thought-provoking, this book provides a glimpse into the life-changing experiences the couple shared as they immersed themselves in other cultures, learning what it truly means to be a minority. The setting for these communities was in the wonderful Canadian wilderness....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152557745X
• ISBN13: 9781525577451
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"