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Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story

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By (author): David A Robertson

Illustrated by: Donovan Yaciuk, Scott B Henderson

Inspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross.

Abandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy is taken away to a residential school. There she is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalls the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Fallswords that give her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.

Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Bettys generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sugar Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation.

This 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertsons national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by The Hon. Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself.

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  • Weight: 141g
  • Dimensions: 165 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Jul 2021
  • Publisher: Portage & Main Press
  • Publication City/Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781553799757

About David A Robertson

David A. Robertson (he/him/his) is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award has won the TD Canadian Childrens Literature Award as well as the Writer's Union of Canada Freedom to Read award. He has received several other accolades for his work as a writer for children and adults podcaster public speaker and social advocate. He was honoured with a Doctor of Letters by the University of Manitoba for outstanding contributions in the arts and distinguished achievements in 2023. He is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and lives in Winnipeg. Scott B. Henderson (he/him) is a freelance illustrator whose reputation for cultural sensitivity and an openness to listen and learn has garnered a large body of work in collaboration with Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ communities. His work spans several critically acclaimed graphic novels including 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga (Indigenous history & Residential Schools); A Girl Called Echo series (Métis history); A Blanket of Butterflies (2016 Eisner Nomination); a short story in Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022); and the post-apocalypse graphic novel Last Breeds (fall 2024). Scott is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. He resides in Winnipeg with his partner. Since 1998 Donovan Yaciuk (he/him/his) has coloured books published by Marvel DC Dark Horse comics and HighWater Press including the A Girl Called Echo and The Reckoner Rises series as well as select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. Donovan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and began his career as a part of the legendary now-defunct Digital Chameleon colouring studio. He lives in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada with his wife and two daughters.

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