Saskatchewan Dirt: A Pandemic Quest for Connection

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Author : Bev Lundahl
ISBN : 9781778690129
Pub. Date : 04/23/2023
Size : 5.50″ x 8.00″
Pages : 156
Genres : Memoir
Genres : Indigenous/Métis
Genres : Illustrated
Genres : Non-Fiction

Saskatchewan Dirt. is a well researched genealogical and geographical pursuit of the early connections between settlers and Indigenous people in southeast Saskatchewan. In her research, Bev Lundahl uncovers several surprising connections in both the past and the present, sparking a road tripundertaken in the spring of 2020 with Georgina Cyr—the Métis chairperson of Intercultural Grandmothers Uniting (IGU). Sharing these discoveries withthe other members of IGU leads to compelling memories from several Residential School survivors. The search unfolds in real-time during the pandemic, marked by climate and human health emergencies along the way, including the announcement of the identification of unmarked graves at Residential School sites across the prairies. Saskatchewan Dirt is a true story of connection—and the building of reconciliation.

Saskatchewan Dirt. is a well researched genealogical and geographical pursuit of the early connections between settlers and Indigenous people in southeast Saskatchewan. In her research, Bev Lundahl uncovers several surprising connections in both the past and the present, sparking a road tripundertaken in the spring of 2020 with Georgina Cyr—the Métis chairperson of Intercultural Grandmothers Uniting (IGU). Sharing these discoveries withthe other members of IGU leads to compelling memories from several Residential School survivors. The search unfolds in real-time during the pandemic, marked by climate and human health emergencies along the way, including the announcement of the identification of unmarked graves at Residential School sites across the prairies. Saskatchewan Dirt is a true story of connection—and the building of reconciliation.
9781778690129

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Author
Bev Lundahl
ISBN
9781778690129
Pub. Date
04/23/2023
Size
5.50″ x 8.00″
Pages
156
Genres
Memoir
Genres
Indigenous/Métis
Genres
Illustrated
Genres
Non-Fiction

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