Physical Description:print xix, 324 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher:Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. The shadow of St. Anne's. Duncan Campbell Scott comes to James Bay -- The mission school -- Three little boys -- The '60s solution -- The Chretien letter -- One little boy -- The dark legacy -- James Bay education after St. Anne's -- Part II. Fire and water, 2004-06. James Bay journey -- The water crisis -- Fire and flood -- Part III. Attawapiskat school campaign, 2007-09. The third generation -- Students helping students -- Containing the damage -- The spark -- Shannen meets Chuck -- The disappearing school -- The fight goes international -- Education is a human right -- Grade nine -- Six boys, one girl -- The year of emergencies -- The darkest part of the night -- People in tents -- Labour joins the fight -- Attawapiskat wins -- Part IV. Shannen's dream, 2010 -- Tragedy -- Litter of puppies -- The dream is launched -- Part V. Canada's Katrina moment, 2011-12. The 2011 housing crisis -- Rise of the trolls -- Christmas in Attawapiskat -- From Hawaii to Idle no more -- Part V. The future is now, 2012-15. The United Nations -- The rogue chiefs -- Shannen's team -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.