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The Outside Circle

Patti LaBoucane-Benson

  • 264 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2015
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1 About this book

Pete, a young Aboriginal gang member, is sent to jail for killing his mother's boyfriend during a fight. While there, he realizes that he has become a negative influence on his younger brother and decides to turn his life around with the help of traditional Aboriginal healing circles and ceremonies.

  • Indigenous peoples
  • Rehabilitation
  • Comic books, strips
  • Comics & graphic novels
  • Canada
  • Native peoples

2 About Patti LaBoucane-Benson

Born 1969

Patti LaBoucane-Benson (born February 20, 1969) is a Canadian academic and politician. A Métis, she served as the director of research, training and communications at Native Counselling Services of Alberta for nine years. She was appointed to represent Alberta in the Senate of Canada on October 3, 2018, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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