Sugar Falls
A Residential School Story
Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2021], ©2021.
Format: Book
Edition: 10th anniversary edition.
Description: 40 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
"From Governor-General's Award-winning writer David A. Robertson comes this special edition of the timeless graphic novel that introduced the world to the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross, and shared her story of strength, family, and culture. A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, 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 acknowledge, 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. This 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by Senator Murray Sinclair, Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself"-- Provided by publisher.
Other Authors:
Henderson, Scott B., illustrator.
Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975- colorist.
Sinclair, Murray, 1951- writer of foreword.
Henderson, Scott B., illustrator.
Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975- colorist.
Sinclair, Murray, 1951- writer of foreword.
Subjects:
Ross, Betty (Elder) -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Ross, Betty (Elder) -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous youth -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous youth -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Indian students -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indian students -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Indian students -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indian students -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous children -- Abuse of -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous children -- Abuse of -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Cartoons and comics.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Ross, Betty (Elder) -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Ross, Betty (Elder) -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous youth -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous youth -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Indian students -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indian students -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Indian students -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indian students -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous children -- Abuse of -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous children -- Abuse of -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Cartoons and comics.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
ISBN:
9781553799757
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN Sugar Robertson | Edgewood | Graphic Novel | In |
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"Now in full colour"--Cover.
First published in 2012.
"Content warning: This book includes scenes of child abandonment and abuse, and could be triggering for residential school survivors and intergenerational survivors. Emotion and crisis referral services are available through the 24 hour National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419."
Issued also in electronic formats.
First published in 2012.
"Content warning: This book includes scenes of child abandonment and abuse, and could be triggering for residential school survivors and intergenerational survivors. Emotion and crisis referral services are available through the 24 hour National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419."
Issued also in electronic formats.