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Following the good river : the life and times of Wa'xaid Cover Image Book Book

Following the good river : the life and times of Wa'xaid

Penn, Briony (author.). Paul, Cecil -- 1931- (author.).

Summary: Based on recorded interviews and journal entries, this major biography of Cecil Paul (Wa'xaid) is a resounding and timely saga featuring the trials, tribulations, endurance, forgiveness, and survival of one of North American's more prominent Indigenous leaders. Born in 1931 in the Kitlope, Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa'xaid, is one of the last fluent speakers of his people's language. At age ten he was placed in a residential school run by the United Church of Canada at Port Alberni where he was abused. After three decades of prolonged alcohol abuse, he returned to the Kitlope where his healing journey began. He has worked tirelessly to protect the Kitlope, described as the largest intact temperate rainforest watershed in the world. Now in his late 80s, he resides on his ancestors' traditional territory. Following upon the success of Wa'xaid's own book of personal essays, Stories from the Magic Canoe, Briony Penn's major biography of this remarkable individual will serve as a timely reminder of the state of British Columbia's Indigenous community, the environmental and political strife still facing many Indig

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  • ISBN: 1771604824
  • ISBN: 9781771604826
  • ISBN: 1771603216
  • ISBN: 9781771603218
  • Physical Description: 387 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB, Rocky Mountain Books Ltd., [2020]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-376) and index (pages [377]-387).

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Subject: Kitlope River Region (B.C.)
Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Port Alberni -- Residential schools
Haisla -- British Columbia -- Biography
Paul, Cecil -- 1931-
Genre: Autobiographies.
Topic Heading: Aboriginal.
Indigenous collection

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  • 15 of 17 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Salmo Public Library.

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Salmo Public Library 971.004 (Text) 35163000197033 Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -
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