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1 online resource (322 pages) |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Contents |
The Wild Land That is My Home -- Part One Early Life -- 1 Before Memory -- 2 Berry Picking -- 3 Shifting in the Bay -- 4 Roaches Brook -- 5 Mommy's Work -- 6 Hunting and Trapping -- 7 Springtime and Shifting Outside -- 8 Spotted Island -- 9 The Making of the Fish -- 10 Medical Care and Mail Delivery. |
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Part Two Lockwood [Boarding- Residential schools] -- 11 Heading for Lockwood [Residential school] -- 12 Arriving at Lockwood -- 13 School Days -- 14 Learning the Rules -- 15 Special Times at Lockwood -- 16 Longing for Home -- 17 The Children Return -- 18 Learning to Cope. |
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Part Three Return to Family -- 19 Getting Home -- 20 Muddy Bay -- 21 The Move to Cartwright -- 22 St. Peter's School -- 23 Life in Cartwright -- 24 A Joyous Winter -- 25 Spring Adventures. |
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Part Four Later Life -- 26 My First Job -- 27 Challenges -- 28 Coping with Tragedy -- 29 Early Teens -- 30 Growing Up -- 31 Love and Conflict -- 32 Leaving Childhood Behind. |
| Summary |
Set against the beauty and ruggedness of the Labrador coast, So Few on Earth is the story of Josie Penny's perseverance after suffering atrocious punishments, merciless teasing, and the humiliation of two rapes while at Lockwood School. Escaping into reading, Josie saw the possibility of starting life anew. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Penny, Josie -- Family.
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Penny, Josie -- Childhood and youth.
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Métis children -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador -- Biography.
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Métis children. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador. |
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Biographies.
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Métis women -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador -- Biography.
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Métis women. |
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Cartwright Region (N.L.) -- Biography.
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Labrador (N.L.) -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General. |
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HISTORY -- General. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. |
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HISTORY -- Canada -- General. |
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Indigenous peoples in Canada. |
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Families. |
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Newfoundland. |
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Electronic books.
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Penny, Josie. So Few on Earth : A Labrador Métis Woman Remembers. Toronto : Dundurn Press, ©2010 9781554887095 |
| ISBN |
9781459704718 (electronic book) |
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1459704711 (electronic book) |
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9781770705654 (electronic book) |
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1770705651 (electronic book) |
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9786613606433 |
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661360643X |
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1280576723 |
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9781280576720 |
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9781554887095 (paperback) |
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1554887097 |
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