Stolen from our embrace : the abduction of first nations children and the restoration of aboriginal communities / Suzanne Fournier and Ernie Crey ; photographs by David Neel.
"This important and timely book is a balance of the most gruesome elements of assimilation: church-run schools, the child welfare system, survivors of sexual abuse, and Foetal Alcohol Syndrome counter-balanced against heroic stories of children who survived, fought back, and found their way home. Harrrowing stories are presented wherever possible in the first person, by Fournier, a journalist, and Cree, a B.C native spokesperson and activist, and a stolen child himself. The final message is optimistic, suggesting that redress and reconciliation could enrich the entire country by creating healthy aboriginal communities."-- from publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781550546613
- ISBN: 1550546619
- ISBN: 9781550545180
- ISBN: 9781550541175
- Physical Description: 250 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, 1998, 1997.
- Copyright: ©1997.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The perpetual stranger: four generations in my Sto:lo family .--2. 'Killing the Indian in the child': four centuries of church-run schools. --3. Wolves in sheep's clothing: the child welfare system . --4. 'Infinite comfort and time': healing survivors of sexual abuse. --5. 'I am responsible, I am accountable': healing aboriginal sex offenders. --6. Common, expensive and preventable: fetal alcohol syndrome .--7. 'We can heal': aboriginal children today. |
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Subject: | Indigenous Peoples > Cultural assimilation > British Columbia. Residential schools > British Columbia. Indigenous Peoples > British Columbia > Biography. Child sexual abuse > Canada. |
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Kitimat Public Library | 971.00497 Fou (Text) | 32665000933244 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |