Flowers on My Grave: How an Ojibwa Boy's Death Helped Break the Silence on Child Abuse
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Book Overview
When a young Ojibwa boy named Lester Desjarlais took his own life, the inquest into his death became one of the longest in Manitoba's history, unearthing a story of sexual abuse, family suffering,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0002554291
ISBN13:9780002554299
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Length:242 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent Resource
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book thoroughly and thoughtfully examined the complexities of providing child welfare services in First Nations communities. The story of Lester's suicide was heartbreaking but the strength of the people who wanted to help was inspiring. This would be an excellent text for use in Native social work programs to highlight the many challenges on reserve social workers face.
The Book Tells The Truth
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
So many of the Canadian reserves suffer the same problems.Only if all the reserves could open up and deal with the abuse problem.
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