Invisible North: The Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve - Shimo, Alexandra

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; When freelance journalist Alexandra Shimo arrives in Kashechewan, a fly-in, northern Ontario reserve, to investigate rumours of a fabricated water crisis and document its deplorable living conditions, she finds herself drawn into the troubles of the reserve. Unable to cope with the desperate conditions, she begins to fall apart. A moving tribute to the power of hope and resilience, Invisible North is an intimate portrait of a place that pushes everyone to their limits. Part memoir, part history of the Canadian reserves, Shimo offers an expansive exploration and unorthodox tale on many of the First Nations issues that dominate the news today, including suicide crises, murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Treaty rights, Native sovereignty, and deep poverty.
Near Fine
Soft cover
Dundurn Press
2016
Toronto, ON