| Behind the Smile: A Survivor of the Metis Sixties Scoop Contributor(s): Rogers, Kp (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798650933168 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.42 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this emotionally hard-hitting book, KP Rogers weaves a vivid and compelling record of M tis children taken from their family like a "litter of unwanted kittens" and raised in a cold, abusive foster home. She shares the terrifying memories of being separated from her mother and then her siblings, and the life-long struggle to heal from the effects of diverse and perpetual abuses and trauma of foster care. All around these children, people knew much of what was happening to them - why did no one blow the whistle? Why were the known events never investigated by Child Welfare, to protect these children?KP Rogers exposes a malevolent truth of the Canadian Child Welfare system in what is now known as the Sixties Scoop. She reveals a dark story with a bright ending of repatriation to family and cultural roots, and personal triumph over adversity. Behind the Smile is a tribute to the tens of thousands of Sixties Scoop survivors, and the affected families of the Metis Nation, the Inuit, and the First Nations. It is a testament of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome adversity and early childhood trauma. |