Rita Joe

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ISBN: 9781895415988

ITEM: BB0078 Categories: Atlantic Heritage, Books for the Holidays, Cape Breton, Fiction, Heritage, Poetry Tags: Atlantic Heritage, Breton Books, Burland Murphy, Cape Breton, Fiction, Heritage, Paperback, Poetry, Rita Joe

For the Children

Author: Rita Joe
Artist : Burland Murphy
Publisher: Breton Books

Born in 1932, in Whycocomagh, RITA JOE lived a hardscrabble existence, from foster home to foster home, experiences that helped her decide to admit herself to Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, a place most Mi’kmaq people had come to dread. It was a rare example of the child choosing Shubie, “to better myself,” to get an education. That same determination compelled her to write about her personal combination of traditional Mi’kmaw spiritualism and Catholic faith, carrying forward her ‘gentle war’. Her last poem, unfinished, was found in her typewriter when she died in March 2007.

tagged: Atlantic Heritage, Breton Books, Burland Murphy, Cape Breton, Fiction, Heritage, Paperback, Poetry, Rita Joe

Details and Specs

ISBN associated with this title:	9781895415988
Item	BB0078
Publisher	Breton Books
Publisher	Breton Books
Published on	January 15 2009
Language	eng
Pages	52
Format	Paperback
Dimensions	8(in) x 8(in)
Shipping weight	150(g)
Status	ACTIVE TITLE