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{"id":7168147030075,"title":"North of Nowhere","handle":"north-of-nowhere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. Marie Wilson helped lead that work as one of just three commissioners. With the skills of a journalist, the heart of a mother and grandmother, and the insights of a life as the spouse of a residential school survivor, Commissioner Wilson guides readers through her years witnessing survivor testimony across the country, providing her unique perspective on the personal toll and enduring public value of the commission. In this unparalleled account, she honours the voices of survivors who have called Canada to attention, determined to heal, reclaim, and thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePart vital public documentary, part probing memoir, \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e breathes fresh air into the possibilities of reconciliation amid the persistent legacy of residential schools. 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There is still much to discuss and learn about moving relations between Indigenous Peoples and settlers forward in a good way.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCanada can offer both positive and negative examples for other settler-colonial nations reckoning with their treatment of their Indigenous populations (Australia, New Zealand, the US).\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe book includes a foreword by Indigenous singer and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWilson lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSimultaneous audiobook (read by the author).\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eThe incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2024-06-11","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eThe incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}