{"product_id":"life-in-the-city-of-clayton-thomas-muller-9780735240087","title":"Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*FINALIST FOR 2022 CANADA READS*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 J.W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 MANITOBA BOOK AWARDS' MCNALLY ROBINSON BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A gritty and inspiring memoir from renowned Cree environmental activist Clayton Thomas-Muller, who escaped the world of drugs and gang life to take up the warrior's fight against the assault on Indigenous peoples' lands--and eventually the warrior's spirituality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere have been many Clayton Thomas-Mullers: The child who played with toy planes as an escape from domestic and sexual abuse, enduring the intergenerational trauma of Canada's residential school system; the angry youngster who defended himself with fists and sharp wit against racism and violence, at school and on the streets of Winnipeg and small-town British Columbia; the tough teenager who, at 17, managed a drug house run by members of his family, and slipped in and out of juvie, operating in a world of violence and pain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut behind them all, there was another Clayton: the one who remained immersed in Cree spirituality, and who embraced the rituals and ways of thinking vital to his heritage; the one who reconnected with the land during summer visits to his great-grandparents' trapline in his home territory of Pukatawagan in northern Manitoba. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd it's this version of Clayton that ultimately triumphed, finding healing by directly facing the trauma that he shares with Indigenous peoples around the world. Now a leading organizer and activist on the frontlines of environmental resistance, Clayton brings his warrior spirit to the fight against the ongoing assault on Indigenous peoples' lands by Big Oil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTying together personal stories of survival that bring the realities of the First Nations of this land into sharp focus, and lessons learned from a career as a frontline activist committed to addressing environmental injustice at a global scale, Thomas-Muller offers a narrative and vision of healing and responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clayton Thomas-Muller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735240086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735240087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Clayton Thomas-Muller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075394826495,"sku":"9780735240087","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12d5293f-f6ed-4489-9cc0-378a36248fc5.jpg?v=1685459163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-in-the-city-of-clayton-thomas-muller-9780735240087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}