{"product_id":"invisible-north-the-search-for-answers-on-a-troubled-reserve-1459722922","title":"Invisible North: The Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1459722922\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shimo, Alexandra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid first-person account of life on a troubled reserve that illuminates a difficult and oft-ignored history.Globe and Mail 100: Best Books of 2016  The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016  2017 RBC Taylor Prize - Longlisted  2017 BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction - Shortlisted  2016 Speaker's Book Award - ShortlistedWhen freelance journalist Alexandra Shimo arrives in Kashechewan, a fly-in, northern Ontario reserve, to investigate rumours of a fabricated water crisis and document its deplorable living conditions, she finds herself drawn into the troubles of the reserve. Unable to cope with the desperate conditions, she begins to fall apart.A moving tribute to the power of hope and resilience, Invisible North is an intimate portrait of a place that pushes everyone to their limits. Part memoir, part history of the Canadian reserves, Shimo offers an expansive exploration and unorthodox take on many of the First Nation issues that dominate the news today, including the suicide crises, murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, Treaty rights, Native sovereignty, and deep poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51928751276320,"sku":"NEW1459722922","price":28.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/invisible-north-the-search-for-answers-on-a-troubled-reserve-1459722922","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}