Song of Rita Joe

Song of Rita Joe

Author: Rita Joe

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

ISBN: 0803275943

Category: History

Page: 191

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Here is the enlightening story of an esteemed and eloquent Mi’kmaq woman whose message of “gentle persuasion” has enriched the life of a nation. Rita Joe is celebrated as a poet, an educator, and an ambassador. In 1989, she accepted the Order of Canada “on behalf of native people across the nation.” In this spirit she tells her story and, by her example, illustrates the experiences of an entire generation of aboriginal women in Canada. Song of Rita Joe is the story of Joe’s remarkable life: her education in an Indian residential school, her turbulent marriage, and the daily struggles within her family and community. It is the story of how Joe’s battles with racism, sexism, poverty, and personal demons became the catalyst for her first poems and allowed her to reclaim her aboriginal heritage. Today, her story continues: as she moves into old age, Joe writes that her lifelong spiritual quest is ever deepening.
Song of Rita Joe
Language: en
Pages: 191

Song of Rita Joe

Authors: Rita Joe, Lynn Henry
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Here is the enlightening story of an esteemed and eloquent Mi’kmaq woman whose message of “gentle persuasion” has enriched the life of a nation. Rita Joe is celebrated as a poet, an educator, and an ambassador. In 1989, she accepted the Order of Canada “on behalf of native people across
Song of Eskasoni
Language: en
Pages: 88

Song of Eskasoni

Authors: Rita Joe
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher: Womens Press

"I was born in Whycocomagh in 1932. When mother died in 1937 there were many foster homes until I was twelve years old. I put myself into the Indian Residential School in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. That school plays an important part in my life, along with native upbringing by many
Song of Rita Joe
Language: en
Pages: 191

Song of Rita Joe

Authors: Rita Joe
Categories: Indian women authors
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-15 - Publisher:

Song of Rita Joe is a book of exceptional courage and insight, the words of a gentle woman who fought for her family, justice, and her own independent voice. She faced intolerance, ignorance, and abuse, searched her inheritance for strength, and wrote poems of clarity and encouragement that continue to
Lnu and Indians We're Called
Language: en
Pages: 70

Lnu and Indians We're Called

Authors: Rita Joe
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press

With this collection, celebrated poet and Micmac Indian, Rita Joe, expands uponher desire to communicate gently with her own people, and reach out to the wider community of Canadians. On the eve of the 500th Anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas, Rita Joe once again extends her hand to
Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature
Language: en
Pages:

Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature

Authors: Jennifer McClinton-Temple, Alan Velie
Categories: LITERARY CRITICISM
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-22 - Publisher: Infobase Learning

Presents an encyclopedia of American Indian literature in an alphabetical format listing authors and their works.