{"product_id":"call-me-indian-from-the-trauma-of-residential-school-to-becoming-the-nhls-first-treaty-indigenous-player-9780735240032","title":"Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the Nhl's First Treaty Indigenous Player","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF INDIGO'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFred Sasakamoose is an icon. . . a must-read for Indigenous communities, hockey fans, and all Canadians.--Waubgeshig Rice, author of \u003ci\u003eMoon of the Crusted Snow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrailblazer. Residential school Survivor. First Treaty Indigenous player in the NHL. All of these descriptions are true--but none of them tell the whole story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFred Sasakamoose, torn from his home at the age of seven, endured the horrors of residential school for a decade before becoming one of 120 players in the most elite hockey league in the world. He has been heralded as the first Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, making his official debut as a 1954 Chicago Black Hawks player on \u003ci\u003eHockey Night in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e. Sasakamoose played against such legends as Gordie Howe, Jean Béliveau, and Maurice Richard. After twelve games, he returned home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen people tell Sasakamoose's story, this is usually where they end it. They say he left the NHL to return to the family and culture that the Canadian government had ripped away from him. That returning to his family and home was more important to him than an NHL career. But there was much more to his decision than that. Understanding Sasakamoose's choice means acknowledging the dislocation and treatment of generations of Indigenous peoples. It means considering how a man who spent his childhood as a ward of the government would hear those supposedly golden words: You are Black Hawks property. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSasakamoose's story was far from over once his NHL days concluded. He continued to play for another decade in leagues around Western Canada. He became a band councillor, served as Chief, and paved a way for youth to find solace and meaning in sports for generations to come. This isn't just a hockey story; Sasakamoose's groundbreaking memoir sheds piercing light on Canadian history and Indigenous politics, and follows this extraordinary man's journey to reclaim pride in an identity and a heritage that had previously been used against him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735240032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Fred Sasakamoose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289489805493,"sku":"9780735240032","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_07720407-e39a-4993-9719-9df7b4b46b96.jpg?v=1658200406","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/call-me-indian-from-the-trauma-of-residential-school-to-becoming-the-nhls-first-treaty-indigenous-player-9780735240032","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}