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My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell
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My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2016
Book > Biography
Related School
Old Sun (AB)
Creators
Bear Chief, Arthur
Description
"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.
Language
English

More Information

ISBN
9781771991759; 1771991755
Statement of Responsibility
Arthur Bear Chief.
Publication Information
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : AU Press
Physical Description
xxi, 172 pages : illustrations 21 cm
Notes
Series title: Our lives: diary, memoir, and letters 
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172).
First Nations author.
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.
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