Here is the enlightening story of an esteemed and eloquent Mi’kmaq woman whose message of “gentle persuasion” has enriched the life of a nation. 
Rita Joe is celebrated as a poet, an educator, and an ambassador. In 1989, she accepted the Order of Canada “on behalf of native people across the nation.” In this spirit she tells her story and, by her example, illustrates the experiences of an entire generation of aboriginal women in Canada.
Song of Rita Joe is the story of Joe’s remarkable life: her education in an Indian residential school, her turbulent marriage, and the daily struggles within her family and community. It is the story of how Joe’s battles with racism, sexism, poverty, and personal demons became the catalyst for her first poems and allowed her to reclaim her aboriginal heritage. Today, her story continues: as she moves into old age, Joe writes that her lifelong spiritual quest is ever deepening.

Song of Rita Joe: Autobiography of a Mi'kmaq Poet (American Indian Lives)

Biographies & Memoirs

Joe, Rita

Community & Culture

University Of Nebraska Press

These poems read like a mosaic of life seen through the lens of Rita Joe's eyes. Her attention to the energy of those who are living around and with her is startling.

Song of Eskasoni: More Poems of Rita Joe

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Womens Pr

With this collection, celebrated poet and Micmac Indian, Rita Joe, expands uponher desire to communicate gently with her own people, and reach out to the wider community of Canadians. On the eve of the 500th Anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas, Rita Joe once again extends her hand to us in friendship, and reminds us of the native culture that was here long before the Europeans. These new poems compel us to listen.

Lnu and Indians We're Called

Women's Press (UK)

This autobiography is about reclaiming self, transecending a tumultuous childhood and a marriage fraught with the struggles that come out of being a Mi'K maq woman in Canada. American Indian Literatures.

Song of Rita Joe: Autobiography of a Mi'Kmaq Poet

Henry, Lynn

Gynergy Books/Ragweed Pr

I lost my talk The talk you took away When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school. One of Rita Joe's most influential poems, "I Lost My Talk" tells the revered Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. An often quoted piece in this era of truth and reconciliation, Joe's powerful words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi'kmaw culture and language despite its attempted eradication. A companion book to the simultaneously published I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, I Lost My Talk is a necessary reminder of a dark chapter in Canada's history, a powerful reading experience, and an effective teaching tool for young readers of all cultures and backgrounds. Includes a biography of Rita Joe and striking colour illustrations by Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.

I Lost My Talk

Children's Books

Biographies

Nimbus Publishing, Limited

Rita Joe's powerful poem is presented anew in this children's picture book with illustrations from Pauline Young. A story of recovering what was lost in residential school, I Lost My Talk will raise conversation about language as a vehicle for truth and reconciliation. Published simultaneously with the companion book I'm Finding My Talk. I lost my talk The talk you took away When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school. One of Rita Joe's most influential poems, "I Lost My Talk" tells the revered Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. An often quoted piece in this era of truth and reconciliation, Joe's powerful words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi'kmaw culture and language despite its attempted eradication. A companion book to the simultaneously published I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, I Lost My Talk is a necessary reminder of a dark chapter in Canada's history, a powerful reading experience, and an effective teaching tool for young readers of all cultures and backgrounds. Includes a biography of Rita Joe and striking colour illustrations by Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.

Two If By Sea Café, affectionately nicknamed TIBS by loyal customers near and far, opened in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in 2009. In The TIBS Guide to Desserts, Baker Tara MacDonald shares her most treasured dessert recipes, ranging from TIBS’ Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies to Deconstructed Lemon Meringue Pie. No matter what your skill level, Tara’s recipes are accessible in their step-by-step format. Her desserts will quickly become your new favourites.

We are the Dreamers: Recent and Early Poetry

Breton Books

The Mi'kmaq Anthology Volume 2 : In Celebration of the Life of Rita Joe

Choyce, Lesley

Meuse-Dallien, Theresa

World Literature

Pottersfield Press

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Song of Rita Joe: Autobiography of a Mi'kmaq Poet (American Indian Lives)

Song of Eskasoni: More Poems of Rita Joe

Lnu and Indians We're Called

Song of Rita Joe: Autobiography of a Mi'Kmaq Poet

I Lost My Talk

I Lost My Talk

We are the Dreamers: Recent and Early Poetry

The Mi'kmaq Anthology Volume 2 : In Celebration of the Life of Rita Joe