The harrowing story of one Indigenous child's experience in Canada's residential schools
Named the fourth most important "Book of the Year" by the National Post and voted "One Book/One Province" in Saskatchewan, The Education of Augie Merasty launched on the front page of The Globe and Mail to become a national bestseller.
Publishers Weekly called the book "historically significant," and The Toronto Star recommended it as a must read for "any Canadian interested in truth and reconciliation." Writing in The Globe and Mail, educator J.D.M. Stewart noted that it "is well suited to a teenage audience because of its brevity and frankness."
This new edition includes a Learning Guide that deepens our understanding of the residential school experience, making it ideal for classroom and book club use. It also features a new postscript by David Carpenter, describing how the publication of his memoir changed Augie Merasty's life.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780889778825
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Publication Date: 08-27-2022
Pages: 112
Product Dimensions: 7.40h x 4.60w x 0.40d
Series: Regina Collection
About the Author
A retired Cree trapper, Joseph Auguste Merasty attended St. Therese Residential School in Sturgeon Landing, Saskatchewan, from 1935 to 1944. He lived in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
David Carpenter is an award-winning author and editor of eighteen books. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.