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• Title:Song of Rita Joe : autobiography of a Mi'kmaq poet / Rita Joe ; with the assistance of Lynn Henry.
  
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• Author/Creator:Joe, Rita, 1932-2007, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Xwi7xwa Collection.
  
• Published/Created:Charlottetown, P.E.I. : Ragweed Press, ©1996.
  

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  • Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY special collection (non-circulating)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: YS J63 S66 1996a
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Mi'kmaq--Women
  Mi'kmaq--Residential schools
  Indigenous Peoples--Youth
  Indigenous Peoples--Discrimination
  
• Library of Congress Subjects:Joe, Rita, 1932-2007.
  Poets, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
  Indigenous women--Canada--Biography.
  
• Genre/Form:Autobiographies
  Poems
  
• Description:191 pages, [16] pages of plates : music, illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
  
• Summary:"Straight from the heart, Rita Joe tells the story of her remarkable life: her tumultuous childhood in foster homes, education in an Indian residential school, turbulent marriage and daily struggles with prejudice, sexism and poverty. Over time, these battles led her to discover her poetic voice which helped her reclaim her Aboriginal heritage. In the fascinating final part of her story, Rita Joe writes movingly about old age, her lifelong spiritual quest and the promise of renewed hope and healing."-- Back cover.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:0921556594
  9780921556596
  
• Contents:Introduction / Ruth Holmes Whitehead
  Prologue: The Old Woman Dance
  Epitejij: Song of my Girlhood (1932-1950)
  Epite's: Song of my Youth (1950-1968)
  Epit: Song of my Talk (1969-1989)
  Ntapekiaqn: My Song (The Spirit Path, 1990-)
  Six Songs / Edited by Gordon E. Smith
  Glossary of Mi'kmaq Words and Phrases
  Poems in the Text.