White Mask

A Re-Celebration of My First Nation Heritage, A Memoir

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Canada, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book White Mask by Wesley Shennan, BSc. M.Phil., FriesenPress
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Author: Wesley Shennan, BSc. M.Phil. ISBN: 9781460247549
Publisher: FriesenPress Publication: September 25, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Wesley Shennan, BSc. M.Phil.
ISBN: 9781460247549
Publisher: FriesenPress
Publication: September 25, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English
Why are so many Natives, First Nations, Indians, Metis, Inuits, Aboriginals, Indigenous People, and Amerindians ashamed of whom they are? Where does this shame come from? Why does it exist today? These questions are the underlying fabric of the memoir but are only alluded to in the first half of the story. About half way through, a flash back to the very first memory initiates the story behind the story, wherein shame is discussed and explored in narratives, interactions, quotations and teachings from childhood to middle age. The author’s re-celebration of his First Nation heritage evolves until he feels the same joy as at age 10 when he first learned of his ancestry. Up to five generations of First Nations have been traumatized by residential school and societal racism, but the grasp of shame is becoming weaker.
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Why are so many Natives, First Nations, Indians, Metis, Inuits, Aboriginals, Indigenous People, and Amerindians ashamed of whom they are? Where does this shame come from? Why does it exist today? These questions are the underlying fabric of the memoir but are only alluded to in the first half of the story. About half way through, a flash back to the very first memory initiates the story behind the story, wherein shame is discussed and explored in narratives, interactions, quotations and teachings from childhood to middle age. The author’s re-celebration of his First Nation heritage evolves until he feels the same joy as at age 10 when he first learned of his ancestry. Up to five generations of First Nations have been traumatized by residential school and societal racism, but the grasp of shame is becoming weaker.

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