Children of the broken treaty : Canada's lost promise and one girl's dream / Charlie Angus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angus, Charlie, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Koostachin, Shannen, 1994-2010.

Koostachin, Shannen.

Children's rights--Ontario--Attawapiskat Indian Reserve No. 91A.

Children's rights.

Youth protest movements--Canada.

Youth protest movements.

Attawapiskat Indian Reserve No. 91A (Ont.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan, [Ontario] : University of Regina Press, 2015.

Summary:

Children of the Broken Treaty exposes a system of apartheid in Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement in the country's history. The movement was inspired by Shannen Koostachin, a young Cree girl named by George Stroumboulopoulos as one of "five teenage girls in history who kicked ass." All Shannen wanted was a decent education. She found an ally in Charlie Angus, who had not idea she was going to change his life and inspire others to change the country. Based on extensive documentation assembled from Freedom of Information requests, Angus establishes a dark, unbroken line that extends from the policies of John A. Macdonald to the government of today. He provides chilling insight into how Canada--through breaches of treaties and callous neglect--has deliberately denied First Nations children their basic human rights.

Contents:

The shadow of St. Anne's

Fire and water, 2004-06

Attawapiskat School campaign, 2007-09

Shannen's dream, 2010

Canada's Katrina moment, 2011-12

The future is now, 2012-15.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889774049

0889774048

9780889774025

0889774021

OCLC:

913176234