Conceivably, this book is short enough to be read in one sitting. This is definitely one book every Canadian should read now. The theme this year (and has been in different variations of the same theme in the last few years) is What is the One Book Canada Should Read Now? Invisible North is not in the running this year, and it's a shame. Right now there is a debate about books in Canada, called Canada Reads. Part memoir, part history of the Canadian reserves, Shimo offers an expansive exploration and unorthodox take on many of the First Nation issues that dominate the news today, including the suicide crises, murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, Treaty rights, First Nations sovereignty, and deep poverty.more

Unable to cope with the desperate conditions, she begins to fall apart.ДЄ moving tribute to the power of hope and resilience, Invisible North is an intimate portrait of a place that pushes everyone to their limits. 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. Unab A vivid first-person account of life on a troubled reserve that illuminates a difficult and oft-ignored history. A vivid first-person account of life on a troubled reserve that illuminates a difficult and oft-ignored history.

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