03304cam a2200469 4500 2827475637 TxAuBib 20260730120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781778524967 1778524966 B0DF81HTW5 Amazon 4e164cbd-dff4-4854-ac91-2ade2ce8e78d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11893609 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cree, Robert. The Many Names of Robert Cree [Libby eBook] : How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People. ECW Press, 2025. books about First Nations chiefs. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. books about residential schools. memoirs about Indigenous people. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. residential school memoir. books about Robert Cree. residential schools. Indigenous Alberta. indigenous reads. diverse voices. first nations. Turtle Island. indigenous. HTML:<p>His mother called him "Bobby Mountain." Elders called him "Great Man." His people called him "Chief." Oil men called him "Mr. Cree." But the government called him "Number 53." Robert Cree was all of these while facing his people's oppressors and freeing the ghosts of tortured spirits.</p> <p><i>The Many Names of Robert Cree</i> is his first-person account of survival in a brutally racist residential school system designed to erase traditional Indigenous culture, language, and knowledge. It is also the story of an epic life of struggle and healing, as Cree takes the wisdom of his ancestors and a message of reconciliation to the halls of government and to industry boardrooms.</p> <p>In the storytelling tradition of his people, Cree recounts his early years in the bush, his captivity at a residential school, his struggles with addiction, his political awakening as one of Canada's youngest First Nation Chiefs, and the rising Indigenous activism of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He also recounts the oil industry's arrival on his poverty-stricken reserve and the ensuing struggle to balance economic opportunity with environmental challenges.</p> <p>Throughout, Cree's leadership is rooted in his unshakable commitment to the sacred traditional teachings of his people. His beliefs give him the strength to focus on hope, dignity, and building a better future for his community. Now a respected Elder and spiritual leader, Cree champions forgiveness as a powerful force that can bring healing and transformation for all.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Sociology. Business. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-07-30 20:00:01. Greenwood, Therese. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4e164cbd-dff4-4854-ac91-2ade2ce8e78d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4e164cbd-dff4-4854-ac91-2ade2ce8e78d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)