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Song of Rita Joe : autobiography of a Mi'kmaq poet

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  • Author: Joe, Rita
    Contributor: Henry, Lynn
    Date:
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    1996
    Summary:

    Straight from the heart, Rita Joe tells the story of her remarkable life: her tumultuous childhood in foster homes, education in an Indian residential school, turbulent marriage and daily struggles with prejudice, sexism and poverty. Over time, these battles led her to discover her poetic voice which helped her reclaim her Aboriginal heritage. In the fascinating final part of her story, Rita Joe writes movingly about old age, her lifelong spiritual quest and the promise of renewed hope and healing.

    Contents:
    • Introduction / Ruth Holmes Whitehead
    • Prologue: The Old Woman Dance
    • Epitejij: Song of my Girlhood (1932-1950)
    • Epite's: Song of my Youth (1950-1968)
    • Epit: Song of my Talk (1969-1989)
    • Ntapekiaqn: My Song (The Spirit Path, 1990- )
    • Six Songs / Edited by Gordon E. Smith
    • Glossary of Mi'kmaq Words and Phrases
    • Poems in the Text.
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Literary arts, Indigenous materials
    Subject(s): 20e siècle | 20th century | Autobiografie | Biographies | Biography | Canada | Femmes micmac | Indigenous women authors | Indigenous peoples in Canada | Joe, Rita | Mi'kmaq | Nouvelle-Écosse | Poets, Canadian | Poètes canadiens
    Original Publisher: Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 0803275943, 9780803275942