It’s one of those things that writers do when they’re on the trail of
a story: get up in the wee hours of a morning and drive 100 miles on
the possibility they’ll find a special person. David Carpenter
chuckles as he tells of his quest for Joseph August “Augie” Merasty, who
years before shyly sought out a writer to tell his story.
The elderly Cree trapper’s signature was needed to let the University of Regina Press publish The Education of Augie Merasty, a 76-page book that, through one man, tells the story of Canada’s experiment with residential schools.
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/residential+school+survivor+remarkable+memoir/10821206/story.html
The elderly Cree trapper’s signature was needed to let the University of Regina Press publish The Education of Augie Merasty, a 76-page book that, through one man, tells the story of Canada’s experiment with residential schools.
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/residential+school+survivor+remarkable+memoir/10821206/story.html