Stolen Life by Yvonne Johnson

Stolen Life by Yvonne Johnson

Winner of the Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize

A powerful autobiography from Yvonne Johnson--the great-great-granddaughter of Cree leader Chief Big Bear.

This is the unforgettable true story of Yvonne Johnson's early life and a revealing account of injustice toward Indigenous women. After being convicted of murder in 1991, Johnson collaborated with acclaimed writer Rudy Wiebe to journey into her spirit self, to share the conflict and abuse that characterized her life. In the bringing together of Wiebe's deep insight and Johnson's poetic eloquence, Stolen Life is a devastating depiction of enduring familial love and, from Wiebe's perspective, a courtroom drama that unravels the events that led to her conviction. But above all, it is the testimony of a Cree woman who decided to speak out to dispel shame and break the silence that binds.

9780676971965

The Author: Yvonne Johnson is Associate Professor of History at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri. She received her Ph.D. in History of Ideas from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her published works include journal articles and entries for historical and literary reference volumes.

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ISBN 13	9780676971965
ISBN 10	0676971962
Title	Stolen Life
Author	Yvonne Johnson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Canada
Year published	1999-04-20
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Winner of Georges Bugnet Award for Novel 1999, Winner of Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize 1998, Short-listed for Governor General's Literary Award - Nonfiction 1998, Nominated for City of Edmonton Book Prize 1998, Nominated for Saskatchewan Book Award for Non-Fiction 1998
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