INDIAN JOE BLOW

About the Book

This book is intended to shed shed light on many of the issues Aboriginal youth are faced with which sends them into a downward spiral of helplessness and despair which in turn leads them to decide to end their lives through suicide. I believe it will give the reader some insight on the possibility of choice and change in order to do something positive in their lives to improve the its quality and truly live a good life. It will also give the reader some knowledge and understanding to the Aboriginal culture and teachings.

About the Author

My name is Christopher Beach and I presently in Winnipeg Manitoba. I am a teacher and a counselor and have been teaching since I received my teaching degree from the University of Manitoba in 1991. I also have a counseling certificate from the same University. I come from a large family of 11 children, 6 girls and 5 boys. 8 of my siblings have university degrees from the University of Manitoba and 3 of my sisters have their masters degree in Education field. I have a total of 7 children and many other foster children which I raised mostly as a single parent. For most of my career, I have worked with Aboriginal youth and believe I have a good understanding of their issues. I am also of Aboriginal decent and am recognized as a Metis person, although I am eligible to be recognized by the Canadian government as a registered Indian. I follow the Aboriginal culture and also conduct some of the teachings and ceremonies. Through out my life, I have had many friends and relatives take their own lives and when one of my foster son committed suicide in 2005, I decided to write this book in order to help this epidemic that pledges our communities. Although I wrote this book for an Aboriginal youth audience, I believe anyone who reads this book will benefit from it.