Author: Rupert Ross

My awakening to the history, abuses and culture of our Indigenous population started my first year as chaplain.

It was a crash course in ignorance.

I discovered how very little I knew. My perceived knowledge was only a sterile drop of water in an ocean. My eyes were opened in a wide way.

Ross has expanded my horizons further and opened my eyes wider. Even though I was taking notes along the way, I feel this book needs to be read a few times.

In addition to the broad range of issues the indigenous people face, there’s a historical account of why and many gems of healing. Although you read this through a historical account, it’s easy to place yourself in the healing process.

The writing is also accessible and feels like someone having a conversation with you, rather than the usual rigid writing found in texts dealing with historical accounts. It’s a story wrapped around a story, but you feel connected the entire time.

An important book dealing with critical subject matter on the truth and reconciliation of the first peoples of our country.