My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell (Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series) - Softcover

Book 10 of 12: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters

Bear Chief, Arthur

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9781771991759: My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell (Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series)

Synopsis

In a series of chronological vignettes, Arthur Bear Chief depicts the punishment, cruelty, abuse, and injustice that he endured at Old Sun Residential School 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. Late in life, he returned to Gleichen, Alberta on the Siksika nation―to the home left to him by his mother―and it was there that he began to reconnect with Blackfoot language and culture. 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.

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About the Author

Arthur Bear Chief left Old Sun Residential School at the age of seventeen. He initially worked at Shingwauk Indian Residential School as a student counsellor, before embarking on a career with the government, which included work with the Public Service Commission of Canada in Edmonton and Northern Affairs in Ottawa. He now lives on the Siksika Nation.

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