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The outside circle: A graphic novel

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LaBoucane-Benson, Patti, Mellings, Kelly. [Toronto, ON]: House of Anansi Press Inc. , 2015.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
YOUTH GN 400 LAB 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
In this important graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.; Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his…
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Author
LaBoucane-Benson, Patti
Mellings, Kelly
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
House of Anansi Press Inc.
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
Softcover; 128 p.
Subject
Aboriginal Health
Rehabilitation Medicine
Abstract
In this important graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.
Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother who is a heroin addict. One night, Pete and his mother's boyfriend, Dennis, get into a big fight, which sends Dennis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially, Pete keeps up ties to his crew, until a jail brawl forces him to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey, which encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation that includes traditional Aboriginal healing circles and ceremonies.
Powerful, courageous, and deeply moving, The Outside Circle is drawn from the author's twenty years of work and research on healing and reconciliation of gang-affiliated or incarcerated Aboriginal men.
ISBN
9781770899377
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
YOUTH GN 400 LAB 2015

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Up Ghost River: A chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120614
Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2014.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GN 400 MET 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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. Foreword by Joseph Boyd…
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Author
Metatawabin, Edmund
Shimo, Alexandra
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
Softcover; 352 p.
Subject
Aboriginal Health
Trauma Survivors
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alcoholism Recovery
Abstract
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. Foreword by Joseph Boyden.
ISBN
9780307399885
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GN 400 MET 2014

Copies

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