Up Ghost River

A powerful, raw yet eloquent memoir from a residential school survivor and former First Nations Chief, Up Ghost River is a necessary step toward our collective healing In the 1950s, 7 year old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada s worst residential schools St Anne s, in north ern Ontario, is an institution now notorious for the range of punishments that staff and teachers inflicted on students Even as Metatawabin built the trappings of a successful life wife, kids, career he was tormented by horrific memories Fuelled by alcohol, the trauma from his past caught up with him, and his family and work lives imploded In seeking healing, Metatawabin travelled to southern Alberta There he learned from elders, par ticipated in native cultural training workshops that emphasize the holistic approach to personhood at the heart of Cree culture, and finally faced his alcoholism and PTSD Metatawabin has since worked tirelessly to expose the wrongdoings of St Anne s, culminating in a recent court case demanding that the school records be released to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Now Metatawabin s mission is to help the next generation of residential school survivors His story is part of the indigenous resurgence that is happening across Canada and worldwide after years of oppression, he and others are healing themselves by rediscovering their culture and sharing their knowledge Coming full circle, Metatawabin s haunting and brave narrative offers profound lessons on the impor tance of bearing witness, and the ability to become whole once again. Read Up Ghost River By Edmund Metatawabin – kino-fada.fr We were all created by Gitchi Manitou That means we are all related to each other We were all made of the same stuff We are all part of the same family Humans The Four Leggeds, or the animals, and the trees, the Standing Ones Everything you see around you is part of your family, the people, plants, the trees, and even the rocks We need all these things to live, and they need us We are all related We are all part of the cycle of life What you see around you must be treated with respectWe were all created by Gitchi Manitou That means we are all related to each other We were all made of the same stuff We are all part of the same family Humans The Four Leggeds, or the animals, and the trees, the Standing Ones Everything you see around you is part of your family, the people, plants, the trees, and even the rocks We need all these things to live, and they need us We are all related We are all part of the cycle of life What you see around you must be treated with respect So that means that we honour the animals when we go out hunting We thank them for the life that they give us For giving us their flesh so that we can live And it means that you are good to your brother when you are looking after him You do not hit him You are not rude to him You treat him like you want to be treated yourself That s what it is to follow the Red Road Edmund Metatawabin, former Chief of the Fort Albany First Nation, has written a memoir which, ...It s so shameful I m so sorry to all my native neighbours I wish I could just fix everything All of it This book ends with a What you can do section, but that falls short, at least for me Sadly, there are no direct or clear answers to any of this mess, as much as I or anyone wishes there were We re talking about decades of horrors how to fix that now I wish we all knew This book is a strong chronicle, and I m thankful to ...Kill the Indian, save the child Those haunting words resonate through this terribly difficult memoir by Edmund Metatawabin detailing his abuse at St Anne s Residential School, and his subsequent traumas and healing efforts so he could move past the school s legacy of cultural genocide, abuse, and loss of self identity Repeated rape at the hands of an older man who had become a friend and mentor compounded his issues It s a heart breaking read, and my emotions ran a wide gamut as the story Kill the Indian, save the child Those haunting words resonate through this terribly difficult memoir by Edmund Metatawabin detailing his abuse at St Anne s Residential School, and his subsequent traumas and healing efforts so he could move past the school s legacy of cultural genocide, abuse, and loss of self identity Repeated rape at the hands of an older man who had become a friend and mentor compounded his issues It s a heart breaking read, and my emotions ran a wide gamut as the story unfolded from absolute horror at the treatment children received while in the care of Christian educators...Wow, I love a book that keeps me up all night reading if it engages me that much it must deserve a five star rating Edmund Metatawabin s memoir is oftentimes hard to read I am overwhelmed at the capacity some human beings have for cruelty to others when I read books like this Metatawabin s recollections of his childhood at St Anne s, a residential school in northern Ontario, are horrific His accounts of being haunted by his past into his adult life and his recollections of the pain he hi Wow, I love a book that keeps me...The history of the actions of previous religious institutions and governments with an entrenched colonial superior attitude are appalling to discover in this memoir and reflection on the Residential School system which so damaged indigenous peoples of Canada I felt so saddened that I had no knowledge of these insults to them Immigrants to Canada from any country other than Britain dealt with racism and were seen as dumb labour for the ruling class As Canadians we must remember to treat one an The history of the actions of previous religious institutions and governments with...How do you review a memoir like this Simple If you live in Canada you need to read this book To know where we are going we must learn where we have been We as Canadians must step up and fight for indigenous rights This has gone on for far too long.The book every Canadian should read it will make you angry, very angry, and sad but ultimately it leaves you with hope.It s going to leave a mark but an important read.Ghost river is a harrowing, yet hopeful, memoir of a strong man haunted by the shadows of the notorious St Anne s Residential School Edmund Metatawabin was enrolled in this school in the early 1950s at the age of seven St Anne s is now known as one of the worst residential schools and Metatawabin shared his experience as a student which led to post traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism as he attempted to deal with the abuse he suffered This memo Ghost river is a harrowing, yet hopeful, memoir of a str...Accessibly and movingly written memoir that describes Metatawabin s experiences growing up in the northern Ontario community of Fort Albany, undergoing terrible abuse in the residential school there, the sub...

• English
• 16 June 2017
Edmund Metatawabin
• Hardcover
• 352 pages
• 0307399877
• Edmund Metatawabin
• Up Ghost River