A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder
by Ma-Nee Chacaby
University of Manitoba Press, 2016
Paper: 978-0-88755-812-2 | eISBN: 978-0-88755-503-9 (epub) | eISBN: 978-0-88755-505-3 (PDF)
Library of Congress Classification HQ75.4.C43A3 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.7663092
TOC
Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Note on Terminology
Family Tree
Chapter 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952)
Chapter 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows—My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958)
Chapter 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960)
Chapter 4. School, Teenage Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965)
Chapter 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970)
Chapter 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975)
Chapter 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980)
Chapter 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987)
Chapter 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991)
Chapter 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004)
Chapter 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014)
Afterword by Mary Louisa Plummer
People Mentioned in the Book
Glossary
Bibliography
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