Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History

By Alexandra Shimo and Edmund Metatawabin

Book Overview

A powerful, raw and eloquent 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. After being seperated from his family at 6, Metatwabin was given a number and stripped of his Native identity. At his residential school, he was physically, emotionally and sexually abused. The trauma haunted him throughout his adult life until he reconnected with his Native past.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307399877
• ISBN13: 9780307399878
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Knopf Canada
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.2" x 5.9"