Stolen from our embrace : the abduction of First Nations children and the restoration of aboriginal communities
"This important and timely book is a balance of the most gruesome elements of assimilation: church-run schools, the child welfare system, survivors of sexual abuse, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome counter-balanced against heroic stories of children who survived, fought back, and found their way home. Harrrowing stories are presented wherever possible in the first person, by Fournier, a journalist, and Cree, a B.C native spokesperson and activist, and a stolen child himself. The final message is optimistic, suggesting that redress and reconciliation could enrich the entire country by creating healthy aboriginal communities."--Amazon.com
Biography
250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781550546613, 1550546619
36991867
The story of Th'owxeya, mosquito woman
Introduction
The perpetual stranger: four generations in my Sto:lo family
"Killing the Indian in the child": four centuries of church-run schools
Wolves in sheep's clothing: the child welfare system
"Infinite comfort and time": healing survivors of sexual abuse
"I am responsible, I am accountable": healing aboriginal sex offenders
Common, expensive and preventable: fetal alcohol syndrome
"We can heal": Aboriginal children today