Canada Reads 2020 : Jesse Thistle on From the Ashes

Van Koeverden, Jane (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: 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)
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video
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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