Canada Reads 2020 : Jesse Thistle on From the Ashes video / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Mťis-Cree writer Jesse Thistle talks about how our own story can emerge from getting the "small fragments of our experience" down on the page. In his memoir, From the Ashes: My Story of Being Mťis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Thistle describes how he transformed his life - from being homeless and struggling with addiction to winning awards in academia. Thistle is now a professor at York University and a bestselling author.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video (05 min 57 sec)
- Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to Curio subscribers |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producer: Van Koeverden, Jane. |
Target Audience Note: | 12-14. |
System Details Note: | Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/d859b33f-f795-4832-a3df-4c4cbbd9952d |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content. |
Language Note: | In English. |
Source of Description Note: | Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |