Title: Flowers on My Grave
First published: February 1996
Description: When Lester Desjarlais, a young Ojibwa boy, took his own life, what began as a routine inquiry into yet another Native suicide grew into a wide-ranging examination not only of his community but of the larger society which failed to save him. The 1991 inquest into his death, scheduled to last a day, broadened into one of the longest in Manitoba's history -- uncovering a tragic story of abuse, family suffering, and finally, tragedy. The author of this book, a journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press, covered the inquest.
Subjects: Child sexual abuse, Abuse of, Child welfare, Indian children, Ojibwa Indians, Obibwa children, Social conditions, Ojibwa children, Biography, Sandy Bay 5 (Man.), Child abuse, Children, canada, Fiction, general, Violence envers les enfants indiens d'Amérique, Enfants, Protection, assistance, Suicide, Adolescent Psychology
Places: Manitoba, Sandy Bay Indian Reserve No. 5., Sandy Bay Indian Reserve ., Sandy Bay Indian Reserve
People: Lester Desjarlais (1974-1988)
LC classification: E99.C6 T45 1997