20.12m: A Short Story Collection of a Life Lived as a Road Allowance Métis is a collection of five stories that celebrate and acknowledge the living conditions of Métis Road Allowance families and reflect on the hardships of that time. This book celebrates the father of the author and shares his stories about being a resident of the Punnichy, Saskatchewan Road Allowance community. Many of these stories demonstrate the strength and the tenacity of the families of that time to survive and to come out ahead. This book shares a lot of information about the Métis experience, specifically that of her father. Each story is accompanied by spectacular illustrations that help to paint the picture while creating visual details specific to the stories being shared. These are stories about the experiences of the Métis People at that time and the meaning behind their names.

Other End Matter: Discussion Questions
Images: Colour illustrations
Contributor Affiliation: Author Arnolda Dufour Bowes (Métis), Illustrator Andrea Haughian (Métis), Editors Karon Shmon (Métis), David Morin (Métis), Darren Préfontaine
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Index: Yes

Source: Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools

ARNOLDA DUFOUR BOWES is a Métis writer, playwright, screenwriter and artist with ties to Sakitawak (Île à la Crosse) and George Gordon First Nation. She grew up in Saskatoon but has lived around the world, from New Zealand to Saudi Arabia. She is the author of 20.12 m: A Short Story Collection of a Life Lived as a Road Allowance Métis, which won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the High Plains Book Award.

Arnolda lives with her husband, three children and two dogs in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan.

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