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The Hard Luck Shuswap Kid
1920-1932
From: Brotherhood to Nationhood
$1.10
The second chapter of George Manuel’s biography outlines his early childhood up to age 12, an only child to his mother, and his father, who died when he was a baby. He was eventually raised by his grandparents, who still lived in more traditional Shuswap ways. The chapter recounts his entry into residential school, his life there, and his illness as a result of hunger, malnutrition and medical abandonment at the school.
Contributors
Peter McFarlane
Peter McFarlane is an author, journalist, and editor. His books include Northern Shadows: Canadians in Central America and Ancient Land, Ancient Sky: Following Canada’s Native Canoe Routes. He currently lives north of Montreal and is engaged in a number of writing and editing projects.
Doreen Manuel
Doreen Manuel (Secwepemc/Ktunaxa) comes from a long line of Indigenous oral historians and factual storytellers. She is an award-winning filmmaker and educator, the principal owner of Running Wolf Productions, and the director of the Bosa Centre for Film and Animation at Capilano University.
