Genocidal Love: A Life after Residential School

Category: Book
By (author): Fox, Bevann
Subject:  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Native Americans
  FICTION / Native American & Aboriginal
  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Published: September 2020
Format: Book-paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.00in x 5.00in x 0.75in
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From The Publisher*Fox tears beauty from the jaws of genocide, daring to claim love beyond settler imaginings-love that nurtures decolonial futures and makes possible a more just world.-Sam McKegney, author of Magic Weapons and Masculindians
 
How can we heal in the face of trauma? How can we transform intergenerational pain into a passion for community and healing?
 
Presenting herself as "Myrtle," residential school survivor and Indigenous television personality Bevann Fox explores essential questions by recounting her life through fiction. She shares memories of an early childhood filled with love with her grandparents-until she is sent to residential school at the age of seven. Her horrific experiences of abuse there left her without a voice, timid and nervous, never sure, never trusting, affecting her romantic relationships and family bonds for years to come.
 
This is the story of Myrtle battling to recover her voice. Genocidal Love is a powerful confirmation of the long-lasting consequences of residential school violence -and a moving story of finding a path towards healing.
 
 "A riveting, often difficult, brave, important book." -Deanna Reder, Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University
 
"A riveting and courageous reflection. . . . Genocidal Love is unique in its detailed account of the often re-traumatizing effects of the legal and bureaucratic barriers of compensation programs predating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission." -Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber, editor of kisiskâciwan and co-editor of Performing Turtle Island
From The Publisher*Genocidal Love delves into the long-term effects of childhood trauma on those who attended residential school. Presenting herself as "Myrtle," Bevann Fox weaves truth and fiction together and demonstrates the power of story to help in recovery and healing.
Review Quote*"Fox tears beauty from the jaws of genocide, daring to claim love beyond settler imaginings-love that nurtures decolonial futures and makes possible a more just world."-Sam McKegney, author of Magic Weapons and Masculindians

 "A riveting, often difficult, brave, important book." -Deanna Reder, Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University

"A riveting and courageous reflection. . . . Genocidal Love is unique in its detailed account of the often re-traumatizing effects of the legal and bureaucratic barriers of compensation programs predating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission." -Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber, editor of kisiskâciwan and co-editor of Performing Turtle Island
Biographical NoteBevann Fox is a member of Pasqua First Nation, originally from Piapot First Nation. In 2012 she received her Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Culture, and in 2018 her Master in Business Administration, Leadership from the University of Regina. In 2014, she was honoured with the YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Arts, Culture and Heritage. She is the founder, producer, and co-host of Access TV's The Four.