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  1. Aug 6, 2019 · Jesse Thistle shares his story of overcoming trauma, addiction, and racism to reclaim his Indigenous identity and culture. This book is a powerful and inspiring account of resilience, love, and education.

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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.

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  3. Jesse Thistle shares his story of growing up in a dysfunctional family, struggling with addiction and crime, and finding his way back to his culture and identity. From the Ashes is a powerful and inspiring account of overcoming trauma and rebuilding his life through education and love.

  4. 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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  5. 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 ...

  6. 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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  7. 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.

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