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One arrow left : the memoir of Secw̌pemc knowledge keeper Cecilia DeRose /

"Born in 1935 in the village of Esket, Cecilia DeRose was welcomed into a loving, supportive Secwepemc family. Growing up in an isolated meadow, Cecilia was the fourth of ten children, spending much of her early years caring for younger siblings. Ranch life was in their blood; Cecilia's mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dick DeRose, Cecilia (Author)
Other Authors: Birchwater, Sage (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Qualicum Beach, BC : Caitlin Press Inc., 2025.
Subjects:
Dick DeRose, Cecilia.
Shuswap Indians > British Columbia > Biography.
Elders (Indigenous leaders) > British Columbia > Biography.
Indigenous women > British Columbia > Biography.
Off-reservation boarding schools > British Columbia > Biography.
Shuswap language > Study and teaching > Biography.
Secwepemc > British Columbia > Bigoraphy.
First Nations women Elders > British Columbia > Biography.
First Nations Elders > British Columbia > Biography.
Femmes autochtones > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Early life before residential school
  • Life at the mission
  • Five years between residential school and marriage
  • Married life with Lenny DeRose
  • Empty nesters and later years.