{"product_id":"a-two-spirit-journey-the-autobiography-of-a-lesbian-ojibwa-cree-elder-paperback","title":"A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMa-Nee Chacaby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Louisa Plummer\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Canada Reads 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community, Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social and economic legacies of colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs 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 violence, and in her teen years became an alcoholic herself. At twenty, Chacaby took her children and, fleeing an abusive marriage, moved to Thunder Bay. Despite the abuse, racism, and indifference she often found there, Chacaby marshalled the strength and supports to help herself and others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the following decades, she achieved sobriety, trained and worked as an alcoholism counsellor, 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 Thunder Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMa-Nee Chacaby has emerged from hardship grounded in faith, compassion, and humour. Her memoir provides unprecedented insights into the challenges still faced by many Indigenous people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMa-Nee Chacaby \u003c\/b\u003eis a Two-Spirit, Ojibwa\/Cree Elder. She was raised by her Cree grandmother in a remote Ojibwa community near Lake Nipigon, Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Louisa Plummer\u003c\/b\u003e is a social scientist and a long-time friend of Ma-Nee. Much of her professional work has focused on public health and children's rights.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53561266962739,"sku":"9780887558122","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-two-spirit-journey-the-autobiography-of-a-lesbian-ojibwa-cree-elder-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}