Rez rebel / Melanie Florence.
Floyd Twofeathers has always trusted his mom, a traditional healer, and his dad, hereditary chief of their band, to take care of the people on their reserve. But a lack of educational and career opportunities, medical support and counselling has left young people feeling that they have no future. As...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Toronto :
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers,
2017.
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Summary: | Floyd Twofeathers has always trusted his mom, a traditional healer, and his dad, hereditary chief of their band, to take care of the people on their reserve. But a lack of educational and career opportunities, medical support and counselling has left young people feeling that they have no future. As suicides pile up, Floyd finds that his friends and kids he knows are taking their own lives because they feel that they have no future-- but his father refuses to listen to Floyd's attempts to find a realistic solution. When Floyd's father is overwhelmed by the situation and succumbs to alcohol and depression, it is up to Floyd to turn around his community's descent into crisis before it's too late. |
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Physical Description: | 173 pages ; 22 cm. |
Audience: | Ages 14-18. Grades 9-12. |
ISBN: | 9781459411999 1459411994 9781459412309 1459412303 |