They called me number one : secrets and survival at an Indian residential school / Bev Sellars ; [foreword by Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla (Bill Wilson) ; afterword by Wendy Wickwire].
Summary:
One woman's account of triumph over a childhood spent in an Indian residential school.
Record details
- ISBN: 088922742X
- ISBN: 9780889227422
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: Vancouver : Talonbooks, ©2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Front Cover; Copyright Information; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Map; Genealogical Chart; Chapter 1: My Grandmother and Others Before Me; Chapter 2: Sardis Hospital = Loneliness; Chapter 3: St. Joseph's Mission = Prison; Chapter 4: I Get Religion But What Did It Mean?; Chapter 5: The Body Was No Temple; Chapter 6: A Few Good Memories; Chapter 7: Pain, Bullying, But Also Pleasure; Chapter 8: Home Sweet Home; Chapter 9: Summer of '67; Chapter 10: Life on the Reserve; Chapter 11: One Day I Realized I Had Survived; Chapter 12: Becoming a Leader; Chapter 13: Going to University. Chapter 14: Final ThoughtsAfterword; Notes; Index; About the Author. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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