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Abstract
Book Review of Thistle, Jesse. (2019). From the Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding my Way. Toronto: Simon & Schuster Canada.
Highlights
Jesse Thistle’s book “From the Ashes”, is an autobiography told from the perspective and lived experiences of a Métis-Cree man in modern post-colonial Canada
Thistle’s use of symbolic descriptors, internal consciousness conflicts, artistic expression, and at times comedy, do make many horrible experiences palatable for contemporary mainstream readers. Thistle accomplishes this by delving into critical societal issues such as, generational trauma, sexual abuse, sexism, stigmatization, poverty, neglect, marginalization, and thankfully healing
“From the Ashes” is an effective primer for academics who teach future helping professionals such as, social workers, nurses and doctors, seeking to inform about often marginalized lived experiences of Indigenous people
Summary
Jesse Thistle’s book “From the Ashes”, is an autobiography told from the perspective and lived experiences of a Métis-Cree man in modern post-colonial Canada. One thing that sets this book apart from so many other similar stories, is that Thistle overcomes his addictions, comes to term with his past trauma and lifelong identity crisis, by choosing to reconnect to his ancestral heritage, and trade his pain and loneliness for a chance at companionship and love. There are many interconnecting themes in Thistle’s book that comment on the impact of changing dynamics of social supports, such as family, friends and partners.
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