Book Launch with Mary Jane Joe | Returning to the Highest Chief: Life After Residential School
Please join us at lunchtime on Thursday, May 22, for the book launch of Mary Jane Joe's Returning to the Highest Chief: Life After Residential School. Mary Jane will read an excerpt from her new memoir, followed by an interview with Assistant Professor in the History of Christianity Dr. Prabo Mihindukulasuriya and an opportunity for questions.
Author’s Book Description
"This is my story about how unprepared I was coming from a cruel and sheltered, regimented life at school, and experiencing a liberated world in modern Canada, making bad choices that ultimately led to my seeking answers. Taking hold of my grandparents' faith and approaching God the Creator in the Ntle'kepmx language was key to leading me to a born again experience."
About the Speakers
Mary Jane Joe, of the Ntle'kepmx Nation, is from the Joeyaska Indian Reserve near Merritt, BC. She taught Aboriginal Studies at Langara College for 10 years and now serves as Elder-in-Residence. Her 2021 book, Xwist Memin Kin “I Want to go Home”: Memories of Kamloops, is a memoir about surviving 12 years at Kamloops Residential School.
Dr. Prabo Mihindukulasuriya, Assistant Professor in the History of Christianity, joined Regent’s faculty in 2022 after two decades of service at Colombo Theological Seminary in Sri Lanka. His dissertation was recently published as Unmasking the Empire: British Christian Humanitarians and the Ceylonese Campaign for Justice Following the 1915 Pogrom (Social Scientists Association, 2023).
Location
Regent College (Room 100) | 5800 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC
Parking
Regent College no longer has its own parking lot. Paid parking options are available nearby with metered parking on Western Parkway, among other locations, and covered pay parking at the Thunderbird Parkade. See parking.ubc.ca for more info.