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My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell / Arthur Bear Chief.
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Title:My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell / Arthur Bear Chief.
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Author/Creator:Bear Chief, Arthur, 1942- author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Xwi7xwa Collection.
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Published/Created:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : AU Press, [2016]
©2016
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: ER B33 M9 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects: Indigenous Peoples--Education--History
Indigenous Peoples--Residential Schools--Students
Indigenous Peoples--Residential Schools--Alberta
Siksika
Siksika--Residential Schools--Students
Siksika--Social life and customs
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Library of Congress Subjects:Bear Chief, Arthur, 1942-
Old Sun Indian Residential School (Gleichen, Alta.)
Adult child abuse victims--Alberta--Gleichen
Gleichen (Alta.)
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Genre/Form:Biographies
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Description:xxi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Series:Our lives--diary, memoir, and letters.
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Summary:"My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell is a simple and outspoken account of the sexual and psychological abuse that Arthur Bear Chief suffered during his time at Old Sun Residential school in Gleichen on the Siksika Nation. In a series of chronological vignettes, Bear Chief depicts the punishment, cruelty, abuse, and injustice that he endured at Old Sun and then later relived in the traumatic process of retelling his story at an examination for discovery in connection with a lawsuit brought against the federal government. He returned to Gleichen late in life - to the home left to him by his mother - and it was there that he began to reconnect with Blackfoot language and culture and to write his story. Although the terrific adversity Bear Chief faced in his childhood made an indelible mark on his life, his unyielding spirit is evident throughout his story."--Publisher's website.
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Local note:First Nations author.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172).
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ISBN:1771991755 (paperback)
9781771991759 (paperback)
9781771991766 (pdf)
9781771991773 (epub)
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Contents:Preface / Judy Bedford
My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell
Afterword: The burden of reconciliation / Frits Pannekoek
Appendix A: Legal correspondence
Appendix B: Letters of apology.