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Sugar falls, A Residential School Story., David A Robertson

Label
Sugar falls, A Residential School Story., David A Robertson
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Sugar falls
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
David A Robertson
Sub title
A Residential School Story.
Summary
BASED ON A TRUE STORYA school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's grandmother, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalled the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls — words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive. Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to achnowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sugar Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation
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