We first posted this review August 13, 2021. A shorter version subsequently appeared in The Globe and Mail. “A book should be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” said Franz Kafka. Such a book is The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir published in 2015 by the University of Regina Press….
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A Residential School Memoir – A Review by Diane Taylor
“A book should be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” said Franz Kafka. Such a book is The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir published in 2015 by the University of Regina Press. Just seventy-three pages, this book represents one Cree man’s experience with abuses he endured as a child at…
215 Children, posted by Cynthia Reyes
I am profoundly moved and horrified by the discovery of the unmarked remains of 215 Indigenous children in a former residential school. As a family, we are taking several steps to express our condolences and solidarity with the Indigenous community. Last week, we created this small tribute. It stands at the entrance to our home…