In her book, and in her conversations with young activists, Beaucage shares her hard-won lessons about balance and connection to the land. yxe skpoli
So, after rereading the pages chronicling the decades of her life, she decided to hold a ceremony to burn the journals. There were so many books it took about three hours.People were always asking me, ‘Are you writing your memoirs?’” she said. “And I said ‘No, memoirs are just lies you tell yourself about who you were.’ So I burnt them all, and I made a label for the jar of ashes — ‘Memoirs.’ But that jar wasn’t big enough. I had to go and buy a pail from Canadian Tire.
For two-spirit writer, speaker and advocate Prestin Thōtin-awāsis, “Marjorie came into my life when I needed her most.” He says Beaucage’s new book offers readers a chance to learn from her in a new way. “It caused me a lot of grief, for sure. But I wouldn’t leave a stone unturned. If there was something unjust, I would always try and get to the bottom of it.”
— finding the right blend of action and reflection, which she wishes someone had been there to advise her on when she was younger.Everybody was ‘do, do, do.’ We were human doings, not human beings. And I wish somebody had said — sit down, have a cup of tea, slow down. It was a burning passion and I couldn’t quit.
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