My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell /Arthur Bear Chief.

Bear Chief, Arthur, 1942-

My decade at Old Sun, my lifetime of hell /Arthur Bear Chief. - Edmonton, Alberta, Canadea : AU Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

"Arthur Bear Chief suffered both sexual and psychological abuse during his time at Old Sun Residential school in Gleichen on the Siksika Nation. My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell is a of chronological vignettes that depict the punishment, cruelty, and injustice that Arthur endured at Old Sun and then later relived in the traumatic process of retelling his story in connection with a complicated claims procedure. Late in life, after working for both the provincial and federal government, Arthur returned home to Gleichen. It was there that he began to reconnect with Blackfoot language and culture and to write his story."--Publisher's description.



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Bear Chief, Arthur, 1942-


Old Sun Indian Residential School (Gleichen, Alta.)


Abused Indian children--Alberta--Gleichen--Biography.
Adult child abuse victims--Alberta--Gleichen--Biography.
Siksika Indians--Alberta--Biography.
Siksika Indians--Education--Alberta.
Siksika Indians--Social life and customs.
First Nations--Residential schools--Alberta


Electronic Books.

E99 / .M934 2016