Sugar Falls : a residential school story / story, David A. Robertson ; illustrations, Scott B. Henderson ; colours, Donovan Yaciuk.

Title:

Author:

Robertson, David, 1977-

Henderson, Scott B.

Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975-

ISBN:

9781553799757

Edition:

10th anniversary edition.

Publication Information:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada : Highwater Press, 2021.

Physical Description:

40 p. : col. ill.

General Note:

Chiefly illustrations.

Abstract:

Inspired by true events, this story shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross. At a residential school, Betsy is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but her father's words give her the strength and determination to survive. This edition brings David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour.

Subject Term:

Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Native students -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Native students -- Canada -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Cree women -- Manitoba -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Indigenous children -- Abuse of -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Biographical fiction -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Graphic novels -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

Henderson, Scott B.

Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975-

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Summary

Inspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross.

Abandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy is taken away to a residential school. There she is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalls the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls--words that give her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.

Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sugar Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation.

This 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by The Hon. Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself.