{"product_id":"a-two-spirit-journey-the-autobiography-of-a-lesbian-ojibwa-cree-eldervolume-18-9780887558122","title":"A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Eldervolume 18","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Two-Spirit Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby's story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism. \u003cbr\u003e As a child, Chacaby learned spiritual and cultural traditions from her Cree grandmother and trapping, hunting, and bush survival skills from her Ojibwa stepfather. She also suffered physical and sexual abuse by different adults, and by her teen years she was alcoholic herself. At twenty, Chacaby moved to Thunder Bay with her children to escape an abusive marriage. Abuse, compounded by racism, continued, but Chacaby found supports to help herself and others. Over the following decades, she achieved sobriety; trained and worked as an alcoholism counselor; raised her children and fostered many others; learned to live with visual impairment; and came out as a lesbian. In 2013, Chacaby led the first gay pride parade in her adopted city, Thunder Bay, Ontario. \u003cbr\u003e Ma-Nee Chacaby has emerged from hardship grounded in faith, compassion, humor, and resilience. Her memoir provides unprecedented insights into the challenges still faced by many Indigenous people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Manitoba Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887558122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ma-Nee Chacaby, Mary Louisa Plummer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596180398261,"sku":"9780887558122","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1c09307b-0a4b-4f02-9733-3018abc15632.jpg?v=1644334133","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-two-spirit-journey-the-autobiography-of-a-lesbian-ojibwa-cree-eldervolume-18-9780887558122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}