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Coqualeetza : vestigia nulla retrorsum = no backward step
 

Coqualeetza : vestigia nulla retrorsum = no backward step
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2001
Book > Memoir
Related School
Coqualeetza (BC)
Creators
McIvor, Dorothy Matheson
Description
"Written by Dorothy Matheson McIvor, the granddaughter of Princess Elizabeth Deeks of the Tsimshean Tribe of Port Simpson. The book chronicles her time at Coqualeetza Residential School in Sardis B.C. which was the largest Protestant Indian School in Canada. 

Dorothy writes from her earliest childhood memories to her graduation and beyond. She reflects on some of the local history of the Fraser Valley and the Pacific Coast. Dorothy also gives us an insight to the native lifestlye in the late 1800's and early 1900's. 

There is also a wonderful poem in the back of the book which is a tribute to the family history of the McIvor clan. The poem takes us back to 1933 when they found their very special place"--back cover. 

More Information

ISBN
0968288316
Statement of Responsibility
written by former student Dorothy Matheson McIvor.
Publication Information
Williams Lake, B.C. : Blue Door Publishing
Physical Description
x, 85 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Notes
First Nations author. 
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