Publisher	Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Year	1988
Author(s)	Bridget Moran

ISBN: 9781551520476

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Stoney Creek Woman

Name: Stoney Creek Woman
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The Story of Mary John

The captivating story of Mary John (who passed away in 2004), a pioneering Carrier Native whose life on the Stoney Creek reserve in central BC is a capsule history of First Nations life from a unique woman’s perspective. A mother of twelve, Mary endured much tragedy and heartbreak–the pangs of racism, poverty, and the deaths of six children–but lived her life with extraordinary grace and courage. Years after her death, she continues to be a positive role model for Aboriginals across Canada. In 1997 she received the Order of Canada. This edition of Stoney Creek Woman, one of Arsenal’s all-time bestsellers, includes a new preface by author Bridget Moran, and new photographs. Shortlisted for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. Now in its 16th printing.

PLEASE NOTE: This version of the text does NOT include photographs.

Contributors

Bridget Moran

Bridget Moran, who passed away in 1999, was a social worker and the author of five books, including four for Arsenal Pulp Press: the bestselling Stoney Creek Woman, Judgement at Stoney Creek, A Little Rebellion, and Justa (now out of print). A fiery and outspoken woman, her activism was inspired by a deeply-felt desire for social and political justice.

Chapter	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Preface In this preface, Moran explains the book’s origins, and how she recorded Elder Mary John’s life story at the request of Mary’s daughter Helen. View	Bridget Moran	6	1988	$0.60
Introduction This chapter introduces the context around Moran’s account of Elder Mary John’s life in the Stoney Creek Indian Reservation in central British Columbia. View	Bridget Moran	11	1988	$1.10
Prologue This prologue outlines the history of the Stoney Creek Indian Reservation. View	Bridget Moran	2	1988	$0.20
Chapter One In this chapter, Mary John describes her family’s history, beginning with the 1918 influenza pandemic. View	Bridget Moran	6	1988	$0.60
Chapter Two In this chapter, Mary John describes the 1918 influenza pandemic’s devastating toll on the Stoney Creek reserve in central British Columbia. View	Bridget Moran	6	1988	$0.60
Chapter Three In this chapter, Mary John describes the importance of the seasons for her family’s way of life. View	Bridget Moran	11	1988	$1.10
Chapter Four In this chapter, Mary John describes how, in 1920 at seven years old, she was taken from the Stoney Creek reserve to attend the Mission School at Fort St. James. View	Bridget Moran	6	1988	$0.60
Chapter Five In this chapter, Mary John describes her daily reality at Lejac, a residential school on Fraser Lake in British Columbia, from February 1922 onward. View	Bridget Moran	7	1988	$0.70
Chapter Six In this chapter, Mary John describes her five years at the Lejac residential school. View	Bridget Moran	5	1988	$0.50
Chapter Seven In this chapter, Mary John describes her dread at returning to Lejac residential school after a fraudulent healer swindled the Stoney Creek reserve. View	Bridget Moran	4	1988	$0.40
Chapter Eight In this chapter, Mary John describes her experiences working for white families. View	Bridget Moran	7	1988	$0.70
Chapter Nine In this chapter, Mary John describes her arranged marriage to Lazare John on the Stoney Creek reserve in 1929. View	Bridget Moran	9	1988	$0.90
Chapter Ten In this chapter, Mary John describes her marriage to Lazare John. View	Bridget Moran	5	1988	$0.50
Chapter Eleven In this chapter, Mary John chronicles the birth of her twelve children. View	Bridget Moran	5	1988	$0.50
Chapter Twelve In this chapter, Mary John describes life on the Stoney Creek reserve during the 1930s Great Depression. View	Bridget Moran	8	1988	$0.80
Chapter Thirteen In this chapter, Mary John recounts how in 1934, a man in her community died from consuming contaminated home brew. She discusses the absence of government support for Indigenous families … View	Bridget Moran	3	1988	$0.30
Chapter Fourteen In this chapter, Mary John traces the relentless toll of tuberculosis and poverty on the Stoney Creek community during the Depression and into the 1950s. View	Bridget Moran	7	1988	$0.70
Chapter Fifteen In this chapter, Mary John describes her experiences as a hospital worker in Vanderhoof and her eventual role in preserving Carrier culture. View	Bridget Moran	14	1988	$1.40
Chapter Sixteen In this chaper, Mary John describes how the Indian Act shaped daily life in the Stoney Creek community, focusing on alcohol restrictions from her childhood through the 1960s. View	Bridget Moran	5	1988	$0.50
Chapter Seventeen In this chapter, Mary John describes how Indigenous women formed the Busy Beavers chapter of the Homemakers Club in 1942. View	Bridget Moran	10	1988	$1.00
Chapter Eighteen In this chapter, Mary John describes her experiences in the community of Vanderhoof, British Columbia,after the 1976 inquest into the death of Coreen Thomas. View	Bridget Moran	5	1988	$0.50
Chapter Nineteen In this chapter, Mary John describes the Stoney Creek reserve in British Columbia through the late 1970s and 1980s. View	Bridget Moran	7	1988	$0.70
Chapter Twenty In this chapter, Mary John discusses her experiences as an elder passing on Carrier culture. View	Bridget Moran	10	1988	$1.00
Epilogue In this conclusion, Mary John closes by reflecting on the transformation of her community, and what she believes is still needed: adequate housing, education, and employment on reserve. View	Bridget Moran	5	1988	$0.50

Stoney Creek Woman

The Story of Mary John

Contributors

Bridget Moran

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