{"product_id":"crossing-the-river-an-unsettling-memoir-by-sandra-hayes-gardiner-1st-ed-signed","title":"CROSSING THE RIVER, An Unsettling Memoir, by Sandra Hayes-Gardiner (1st Ed. SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAuthor: Sandra Hayes-Gardiner. Published by Bix Books, Calgary, 2023, 1st Edition. SIGNED, dedicated and dated  by the Author. Printed in USA. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 197 pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCROSSING THE RIVER, by Sandra Hayes-Gardiner, is her memoir documenting the journey  from her childhood in The Pas, Manitoba, in an era of frank racism towards Indigenous peoples through her role as a social worker counselling First Nations individuals, to her advocacy work in support of reconciliation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLike most non-Indigenous Canadians who grew up in the mid-twentieth century, the author took her white privilege for granted. She was born and grew up in the northern Manitoba town of The Pas, at the confluence of the Pasquia and the Saskatchewan Rivers. Her dad ran several businesses there including a mortuary, a funeral home, a hearse that doubled as an ambulance, and a general store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossing the River\u003c\/em\u003e is the author’s personal journey of atonement – coming to terms with her birthright of white privilege. The book gives voice to a different narrative of Canada’s history and offers personal insight into the meaning of reconciliation. Hayes-Gardiner says Canada’s education system did a good job of silencing the true story of Canada. Now it’s time to walk through a new and more inclusive door.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFor more info on this Author, please see: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thebcreview.ca\/2024\/08\/21\/2262-birchwater-hayes-gardiner\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSage Birchwater reviews Crossing the River: An Unsettling Memoir by Sandra Hayes-Gardiner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e1st Edition \u0026amp; Signed by Author  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eISBN: 9781777296780  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGC\u0026amp;C Stock #5017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47368706916582,"sku":"5017","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/6212\/8614\/files\/5017_1.jpg?v=1771544282","url":"https:\/\/gillmore.ca\/products\/crossing-the-river-an-unsettling-memoir-by-sandra-hayes-gardiner-1st-ed-signed","provider":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}