Vancouver’s Lifeguard Legend

“Ruby Smith Diaz (l.) examines the life of Joe Fortes, a Black lifeguard in Vancouver, during a time of rampant racism, exploring his legacy and identity through research, personal reflections and poetry.FULL STORY

 

Five little indians

November 04th, 2020

A writer of Cree ancestry, B.C. author Michelle Good has written Five Little Indians (Harper $22.99), a novel about a group of residential school survivors who are released when they are barely out of childhood with no money or support, after years of detention. After finding their way to the seedy world of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, their paths cross and re-cross over decades as they help each other reinvent their lives. 9781443459181

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