Indigenous affairs -- Prologue -- Lost and alone, 1979-1987 -- Falling apart, 1988-1996 -- The stolen streets, 1997-2008 -- Reconciliation, 2008-2017 -- Epilogue -- My soul is still homeless
Summary
In his memoir, Jesse Thistle writes about his experiences as a child abandoned by his parents and placed in foster care, his self-destructive cycle of drug addiction, petty crime and homelessness, and how he managed to turn his life around through education and perseverance.