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Where the Pavement Ends: Canada's Aboriginal Recovery Movement and the Urgent Need for Reconciliation |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 978-1-55365-461-2 | |
| Pages | 264 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $24.95 | |
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| Written by Marie Wadden. Published by Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 2008. First paperback edition published 2009. Description: |
| Over the past fifteen years, Canada’s Aboriginal
healing community has emerged as a vital and visible force. Creative recovery
programs have been established across the country, and international
initiatives such as the “Healing Our Spirit Worldwide” gatherings
have originated here. The Canadian government has thrown millions of dollars at
the issue of addictions, yet alcoholism, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, drug
abuse and gambling are epidemic today in the lives of Aboriginal people.
Where the Pavement Ends is filled with inspiring stories gathered from journalist Marie Wadden's discussions with activists across Canada who are involved in the Aboriginal healing movement. But the book is also a passionate wake-up call aimed at all Canadians. Existing government policies, Wadden argues, perpetuate the problems that are tearing Aboriginal families and communities apart. We must make social healing in Aboriginal communities an immediate national priority. We must also demand public policy that guarantees First Nations, Inuit and Métis people the right to live as full and equal citizens. In these ways, we can offer true support to these marginalized communities. Marie Wadden is the network producer for CBC Radio in Newfoundland and Labrador. Her research for Where the Pavement Ends was made possible by one of the country's most prestigious journalistic awards — the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. Her first book Nitassinan: The Innu Struggle to Reclaim Their Homeland, won the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction in 1991. Wadden has won journalism prizes in both Canada and the United States. |
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