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The incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. The incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. Marie Wilson helped lead that work as one of just three commissioners. With the skills of a journalist, the heart of a mother and grandmother, and the insights of a life as the spouse of a residential school survivor, Commissioner Wilson guides readers through her years witnessing survivor testimony across the country, providing her unique perspective on the personal toll and enduring public value of the commission. In this unparalleled account, she honours the voices of survivors who have called Canada to attention, determined to heal, reclaim, and thrive. Part vital public documentary, part probing memoir, North of Nowhere breathes fresh air into the possibilities of reconciliation amid the persistent legacy of residential schools. It is a call to everyone to view the important and continuing work of reconciliation not as an obligation but as a gift. - Prior to her work in reconciliation, Marie Wilson spent more than twenty years with CBC/Radio-Canada as an award-winning journalist and broadcaster in Canada's North and in Quebec. - Wilson was the only woman among the three TRC commissioners; however, it should be noted that she is a non-Indigenous person. She spent six years criss-crossing the country as a commissioner. - The work of truth and reconciliation in the wake of the residential school system and other destructive effects of colonization on Indigenous Peoples is ongoing. There is still much to discuss and learn about moving relations between Indigenous Peoples and settlers forward in a good way. - Canada can offer both positive and negative examples for other settler-colonial nations reckoning with their treatment of their Indigenous populations (Australia, New Zealand, the US). - The book includes a foreword by Indigenous singer and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie. - Wilson lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. - Simultaneous audiobook (read by the author)

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