From Lishamie - Softcover

Canadien, Albert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894778650 ISBN 13: 9781894778657

Publisher: Theytus Books, 2010

Synopsis

From Lishamie is an exploration of Albert Canadien's early years. From growing up in a traditional Dene camp in the village of Lishamie located on a large island on the north side of the Mackenzie River to living in the French-speaking Fort Providence Residential School to singing with the Chieftones and opening for the Beach Boys and Jerry Lee Lewis in Madison Square Gardens in New York City, Albert takes us through his experiences.

About this title

About the Author:

Albert J. Canadien was born on the land near Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, when most of the Dene people still lived in permanent traditional villages. He was taken to the residential school at the age of seven and, for the next several years, came home only for summer holidays. Albert studied management at the University of Lethbridge and became a certified member of the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada.During the Berger Inquiry, he served as chief of the Deh Gah Got'ie First Nation in Fort Providence. As a civil servant in the Northwest Territories, Albert worked as a settlement administrator, an assistant to the clerk of the legislative assembly, the director of the language bureau and most recently the director of official languages in Yellowknife. Albert was an original member of the Chieftones (Canada's All-Indian Band). He began writing in 1995 and is now working on his second book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Theytus Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1894778650
• ISBN 13: 9781894778657
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284