You Better Go See Geri: An Odawa Elder's Life of Recovery and Resilience

by Andrea Riley Mukavetz, Frances “Geri” Roosien, Frances “Geri” Roossien

Born into an Odawa family in Michigan in 1932, Frances "Geri" Roossien lived a life that was both ordinary and instructive. As a child, she attended Holy Childhood Boarding School; as an adult, she coped with her trauma through substance abuse; and in recovery she became a respected elder who developed tribally centered programs for addiction and family health, including the first Native American Recovery Group.

While a graduate student, Andrea...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870711601
• ISBN13: 9780870711602
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"