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  1. Aug 6, 2019 · In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle—once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar—chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is.

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  2. From the Ashes is a 2019 memoir by Métis-Cree academic and writer Jesse Thistle. The memoir documents Thistle's difficult upbringing, struggles with homelessness, addiction and his Indigenous identity, yet is centred on the theme of love.

  3. Jul 30, 2019 · Jesse Thistle shares his harrowing story of overcoming homelessness, addiction and trauma in this Canada Reads 2020 contender. He explores the impact of racism, culture and family on his life and identity as a Métis-Cree man.

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    • CBC Books
  4. In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is.

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    • Jesse Thistle
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  5. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known.

    • Jesse Thistle
    • August 06, 2019
    • Paperback
    • From the Ashes1
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  6. Jun 8, 2021 · This #1 internationally bestselling and award-winning memoir about overcoming trauma, prejudice, and addiction by a Métis-Cree author as he struggles to find a way back to himself and his Indigenous culture is “an illuminating, inside account of homelessness, a study of survival and freedom” (Amanda Lindhout, bestselling coauthor of A ...

  7. Jun 8, 2021 · A courageously heartfelt journey from profound self-destruction to redemption. A Métis-Cree writer and professor examines how poverty, addiction, and poor choices led to a life of homelessness and crime. The son of a Métis woman and an Algonquin-Scot man, Thistle spent much of his childhood in Saskatchewan dealing with his drunk, abusive ...

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