Mind over matter : hard-won battles on the road to hope
Book |
Viking,
[Toronto] :
2022.
- 5 of 5 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | BIO TOOTO 2022 | Biographies | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Port Colborne | B TOO | Adult Indigenous Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Thorold | FNMI 796 .962092 TOOTO | FNMI | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Wainfleet | 796.962092 TOO | Adult - Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | 796.962092 Tooto | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Having inspired millions when he first broke into the league, Tootoo continued to influence people throughout his career - not only through his very public triumph over alcoholism, but also his natural charisma. And now, years after hanging up his skates, he is more committed to doing things the right way and speaking about it to others, whether it's corporate executives or Indigenous youth. But the news of unmarked graves on the grounds of residential schools brought back to life many of the demons that had haunted his family. In a moment of realization that left him rattled and saddened, Tootoo fit the pieces together. The years that were never spoken of. The heavy drinking. The all too predictable violence. His father was a survivor, marked by what he had survived. And, Tootoo realizes, his community is marked in the same way. Its joy too often sapped away by alcoholism, its youth all too often cut down by suicide -- as his brother had been. As he travels back to Nunavut to try to s.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780735242265
- Physical Description: 197 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmprint
- Publisher: [Toronto] : Viking, 2022.