From the ashes : my story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way / Jesse Thistle.
From the ashes : my story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way / Jesse Thistle.
By
:
Thistle, Jesse.
Publication Date
:
2019
Publication Information
:
New York : Simon & Schuster,
Physical Description
:
x, 354 p. : ill.
Subject Term
:
Métis -- Biography.
Cree Indians -- Biography.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada.
Homeless persons -- Canada.
Addicts.
Summary
:
From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a MÔetis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, but their tough-love attitudes meant conflicts became commonplace. And the ghost of Jesse's drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. One day, he finally realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful experiences with abuse, uncovering the truth about his parents, and how he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family through education. An eloquent exploration of what it means to live in a world surrounded by prejudice and racism and to be cast adrift, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help one find happiness despite the odds.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781982101213
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
---|
Burin (BBN) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Carbonear (ACR) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Centreville (GCN) Inter-Town | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Clarenville (BCE) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Conception Bay South (ACS) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Deer Lake (WDL) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Gambo (GDC) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Trace |
Gander (GGR) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Labrador City (LLC) M. Butt | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Lewisporte (GLE) | Adult NFic Exch | Adult Non-Fiction Exchange | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Marystown (BMN) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Pasadena (WPA) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Port Aux Basques (WPB) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
St. Anthony (NSA) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Missing Inventory |
Torbay (ATO) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.00497 T34 | Checked In |