{"product_id":"9781459722927-invisible-north","title":"Invisible North","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve\u003cbr\u003eJournalist Alexandra Shimo flew to the remote Northern Ontario reserve of Kashechewan, hoping to document its deplorable living conditions. Instead, she was faced with the dark side of Canadian history and the limits of her own mental stability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid first-person account of life on a troubled reserve that illuminates a difficult and oft-ignored history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe 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 — Shortlisted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving tribute to the power of hope and resilience, \u003ci\u003eInvisible North\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55706279379318,"sku":"9781459722927","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13251065_20963_20250123074742.jpg?v=1748526151","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781459722927-invisible-north","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}