A powerful intergenerational family saga, The Break showcases Vermette’s abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature.ĬLICK HERE TO GET BOOK Book Seven Sacred Pauses Description/Summary: Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg’s North End is exposed. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend.
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In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim - police, family, and friends - tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break - a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house - she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. Winner of the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award, The Break is a stunning and heartbreaking debut novel about a multigenerational Métis–Anishnaabe family dealing with the fallout of a shocking crime in Winnipeg’s North End. This book was written to reach out to the keeper's of the future, our children, to teach them the importance of living life by the Seven Teachings.ĬLICK HERE TO GET BOOK Book The Break Description/Summary: Turtle represents TRUTH - Always seek truth, living the truth is living the Seven Teachings. Wolf represents HUMILITY - Think of others before yourself, humble yourself to the Great Spirit. Beaver represents WISDOM - Everyone has a special gift, show wisdom by using your gift. Sabe represents HONESTY - Never lie or gossip, be honest with yourself and others. Bear represents COURAGE - Listen to your heart, it takes courage to do what is right. Buffalo represents RESPECT - Respect all life on Mother Earth, respect Elders and people of all races. Eagle represents LOVE - Always act in love, love the Creator, your family and your home.
Each animal offers a special gift and understanding of how we as people should live our lives on mother earth.
The Seven Teachings or laws are represented by seven sacred animals. These teachings honour spiritual law and bring us back to our connection to the land. The Seven Teachings are instrumental teachings in the aboriginal culture.
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