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On the side of the angels / by Jose Amaujaq Kusugak ; illustrated by Hwei Lim.

Kusugak, Jose, 1950-2011 (author.). Lim, Hwei, 1980- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Jose Kusugak had a typical Arctic childhood, growing up playing games, enjoying food caught by hunters, and watching his mother preparing skins. But he was one of the first generation of Inuit children who were taken from their homes and communities and sent to live in residential schools. In this moving and candid memoir, Jose tells of his experiences at residential school and the lifelong effects it had on him."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781774502037 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 57 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Education Books Inc., [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This memoir originally appeared in Response, Responsibility, and Renewal: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Journey, published in 2009 by Aboriginal Healing Foundation".
Subject: Kusugak, Jose, 1950-2011 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Kusugak, Jose, 1950-2011 > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Canada > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Abuse of > Canada > History > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Cultural assimilation > Canada > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Education > Canada > History > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Canada > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Off-reservation boarding schools > Canada > History > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Canada > Residential schools > Juvenile literature.
Topic Heading: Indigenous.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nelson Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Nelson Public Library YA 371.8299712 KUS (Text) 3514830034158 Teen Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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