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Our Long Struggle for Home

The Ipperwash Story

by Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig

Publisher
UBC Press
Publication date
Oct 2022
Subjects
Social Studies, English Language Arts, English First Peoples, Social Justice
Grade Levels
10 to 12
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774890601
    Publish Date
    Oct 2022
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774890571
    Publish Date
    Oct 2022
    List Price
    $24.95

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Descriptive Review

Our Long Struggle for Home is a story of struggle and reclamation, authored by several Anishinaabe Peoples connected to the forced displacement of families due to the Ipperwash army base. The ongoing oppression that stemmed from colonial attitudes toward the land were factors in the eventual murder of Dudley George. This story is told by the George family members and others close to the experience of resistance through land reclamation. First-hand accounts create a depth to the storytelling that makes the reader feel as though they are listening to stories at the kitchen table, experiencing the pain and heartbreak of disconnection and the celebration of coming home.

Cautions / Content Warnings: Coarse language, violence, mature content, alcohol and drug use.
Other End Matter: Notes, Afterword
Images: b&w illustrations
Contributor Affiliation: Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig (collectively authored) (Anishinaabeg)
Bibliography: No
Index: Yes

Source: Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools

About the author

Contributor Notes

Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig means “the ones who come from Aazhoodena.” Aazhoodena was formerly known as the Stoney Point Reserve, which was created as part of the 1827 Huron Tract Treaty in southwestern Ontario. This book is the Ipperwash story as told by the Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig.

Editorial Reviews

"[Our Long Struggle for Home] is a particular telling of a pivotal and often overlooked chapter of Canadian history."

Literary Review of Canada