Seasons of hope : memoirs of Ontario's first Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor
Seasons of Hope traces the author's life, from his impoverished Native childhood to him being appointed an ambassador for Canada in numerous countries and Lieutenant Governor for Ontario (in the latter post, he mobilized public support for books and education for Native children). This story traces the whole amazing story."
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- ISBN: 1459733061
- ISBN: 9781459733060
- Physical Description 284 pages : illustrations (some colour)
- Publisher Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, [2016]
- Copyright ©2016
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| General Note: | NFPL Indigenous Collection. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 24.99 |
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Seasons of Hope : Memoirs of Ontario's First Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor
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Table of Contents
Seasons of Hope : Memoirs of Ontario's First Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | ||
| Part 1 | Muskoka: 1946-1966 | |
| 1 | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | |
| 2 | The Dump Road | |
| 3 | The Haunted House | |
| 4 | Rage | |
| 5 | Peace of Mind | |
| 6 | Springtime in Muskoka | |
| 7 | The Hammer | |
| 8 | Indigenous Roots | |
| 9 | Six Choir Boys | |
| 10 | A Story My Mother Told Me | |
| 11 | Out of Poverty | |
| 12 | The SS Sagamo | |
| 13 | My Big Break | |
| 14 | Freedom | |
| Part 2 | The Foreign Service Officer: 1966-1981 | |
| 15 | Ottawa: A Time of Optimism | |
| 16 | Colombia: Cockroaches the Size of Lizards | |
| 17 | Colombia: The Antiques Road Show | |
| 18 | Ottawa Under Siege | |
| 19 | Bangladesh: The Gates of Hell | |
| 20 | Bangladesh: La Condition Humaine | |
| 21 | NATO: Dr. Strangelove | |
| 22 | The First Time I Saw Jerusalem | |
| 23 | He Then Dismissed Us | |
| 24 | It Felt Good | |
| Part 3 | Ambassadorial Postings, 1981-1994 | |
| 25 | Cuba: The Dead Fly | |
| 26 | Cuba: Poisoning Zaka | |
| 27 | Israel: A Shot to the Head | |
| 28 | Israel: Khirbet Khizeh and Obagawanung | |
| 29 | The Balkans: You Don't Understand | |
| 30 | The Balkans: Dodging a Bullet | |
| 31 | Russia: The Hard-Liners Were Taking Over | |
| 32 | Russia's Slavonic Soul | |
| 33 | Ukraine: The Late-Autumn Sun | |
| Part 4 | Foreign-Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, 1994-1998 | |
| 34 | A Testing Time | |
| 35 | Anti-Personnel Land Mines | |
| 36 | The Awful State of His Health | |
| 37 | The Scorching Heat of the Italian Summer | |
| 38 | The Law of Unintended Consequences | |
| 39 | Killing the White Whale | |
| 40 | Running the Gauntlet | |
| 41 | The Referendum of 1995 | |
| 42 | The Ambassador Goes Back | |
| 43 | Russia: Tchaikovsky's Funeral March | |
| 44 | Cuba: My Secret Mission | |
| 45 | Cuba: Chrétien Versus Castro | |
| 46 | Mother Teresa | |
| Part 5 | The Beating, 1998-2002 | |
| 47 | Burying the Past | |
| Part 6 | The Queen's Representative in Ontario, 2002-2007 | |
| 48 | Giving Back | |
| 49 | The Plight of First Nation Children | |
| Afterword | ||
| Acknowledgements |
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