So few on earth : a Labrador Métis woman remembers / Josie Penny.

The Wild Land That is My Home -- Part One Early Life -- 1 Before Memory -- 2 Berry Picking -- 3 Shifting in the Bay -- 4 Roaches Brook -- 5 Mommy's Work -- 6 Hunting and Trapping -- 7 Springtime and Shifting Outside -- 8 Spotted Island -- 9 The Making of the Fish -- 10 Medical Care and Mail Delivery.

Part Two Lockwood [Boarding- Residential schools] -- 11 Heading for Lockwood [Residential school] -- 12 Arriving at Lockwood -- 13 School Days -- 14 Learning the Rules -- 15 Special Times at Lockwood -- 16 Longing for Home -- 17 The Children Return -- 18 Learning to Cope.

Part Three Return to Family -- 19 Getting Home -- 20 Muddy Bay -- 21 The Move to Cartwright -- 22 St. Peter's School -- 23 Life in Cartwright -- 24 A Joyous Winter -- 25 Spring Adventures.

Part Four Later Life -- 26 My First Job -- 27 Challenges -- 28 Coping with Tragedy -- 29 Early Teens -- 30 Growing Up -- 31 Love and Conflict -- 32 Leaving Childhood Behind.

Set against the beauty and ruggedness of the Labrador coast, So Few on Earth is the story of Josie Penny's perseverance after suffering atrocious punishments, merciless teasing, and the humiliation of two rapes while at Lockwood School. Escaping into reading, Josie saw the possibility of starting life anew.

English.

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