Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman visual arts contemporary kin

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and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism

In its extraordinary range of character and culture

this book guides readers—students

In a strong and lucid voice

Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman visual arts contemporary kinA powerful autobiography from Yvonne Johnson the great great granddaughter of Cree leader Chief Big Bear. This is the unforgettable true story of Yvonne Johnson's early life and a revealing account of injustice toward Indigenous women. After being convicted of murder in 1991, Johnson collaborated with acclaimed writer Rudy Wiebe to journey into her spirit self, to share the conflict and abuse that characterized her life. In the bringing together of