num_pages: 200
description: For much of his life Clayton Thomas-Muller's very existence has been scrutinized and vilified. As a child he endured the intergenerational trauma that resulted from his family attending residential school. Growing up Cree in downtown Winnipeg Canada Clayton faced systemic racism and violence in school and on the streets which led him to use his fists to defend himself and earn his livelihood. He escaped the hold that drugs and alcohol had on his life by reconnecting with his Cree heritage. For twenty years he has been a campaigner with organizations including the Indigenous Environmental Network and 350.org on the front lines of stopping the assault of industry on Indigenous peoples' lands. Using a nonlinear oral storytelling style Life in the City of Dirty Water offers the reflections of a man in midlife telling his inner child I'm here now and I'm going to keep you safe.
language: None
title: Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing
publisher: Page Two Books, Inc.