Flowers on my grave

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

People: Lester Desjarlais (1974-1988)

Places: Manitoba,  Sandy Bay Indian Reserve No. 5.,  Sandy Bay Indian Reserve .,  Sandy Bay Indian Reserve