The Days of Augusta Orange Shirt Stories self-government and other rights

self-government and other rights

With chapters focusing on the use and misuse of law as it pertains to Indigenous peoples in North America

and Section 25 as aBridge across Legal CulturesAmy Swiffen8

Each conversation is a nuanced examination of one writer’s concerns

The Days of Augusta Orange Shirt Stories self-government and other rightsWritten by Augusta Evans and edited by Jean E. Speare, with photographs by Robert Keziere. Hailed as a contemporary classic of oral literature, The Days of Augusta is Shuswap elder Augusta Evans memories of a lifetime that spanned from 1899 to 1978. Accompanied by Robert Kezieres intimate photographs, Augustas rhythmic prose reads like poetry. She depicts with strength and eloquence her own storyher days at the Mission School, making good baskets and