{"product_id":"invisible-north-the-search-for-answers-on-a-troubled-reserve-9781459722927","title":"Invisible North: The Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve","description":"\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\u003e When 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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Shimo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459722927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra Shimo is a broadcaster and former editor at \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e. An award-winning journalist, she is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eUp Ghost River\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the CBC Bookie and Speaker's Book Awards for non-fiction. She lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45470921654387,"sku":"9781459722927","price":28.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3c466036-4209-4b9c-aaac-a84549705c8a.jpg?v=1789049098","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/invisible-north-the-search-for-answers-on-a-troubled-reserve-9781459722927","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}