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Author Thistle, Jesse.

Title FROM THE ASHES : MY STORY OF BEING INDIGENOUS, HOMELESS, AND FINDING MY WAY / Jesse Thistle.

Edition Large print edition.
Publication Info. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2021.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2190487~S1
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 Nichols Adult Large Type Nonfiction  971.00497 THI    AVAILABLE
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Description 551 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Physical Medium large print rda
Series Thorndike Press large print biography and memoir
Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs.
Contents 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.
Subject Thistle, Jesse.
Cree Indians -- Canada -- Biography.
Métis -- Biography.
Homeless persons -- Canada -- Biography.
Addicts -- Canada -- Biography.
College teachers -- Canada -- Biography.
Genre Autobiographies.
Large type books.
ISBN 9781432892470
1432892479
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