{"product_id":"9781773861579","title":"The Flesh of Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Secwépemc term le estcwicwéy̓ (the missing) was given by Secwépemc elders who dedicated their knowledge and time to guide the community through the hell they were forced to endure in May 2021. Garry Gottfriedson’s \u003cem\u003eThe Flesh of Ice\u003c\/em\u003e picks up the thread of his 2021 collection, \u003cem\u003eBent Back Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e, describing the history and relationship of Indigenous people in Canada with the Canadian government and the Catholic church. Here is the story of those who survived Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS), and stories of descendants of KIRS who remembered \"the missing” in the wake of the discovery of unmarked graves at the KIRS. Here, in hauntingly visceral poems, are the living conditions, policies and practices of the school itself, the stories of those who lived there, and the names of practitioners of the school, called out and cursed. Lastly, personal stories are given space to reclaim the narrative, taking readers on a journey of resilience, survival, pain and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garry Gottfriedson (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Caitlin Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-13","offer_id":45652397359359,"sku":"9781773861579","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2036bdaf-b568-4ce9-a5f9-181fafa2949f.jpg?v=1717608212","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781773861579","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}