Up ghost river a chiefs journey through the turbulent waters of native history hardcover aug 26 2014 by edmund metatawabin author alexandra shimo author 48 out of 5 stars 53 ratings. Up ghost river is less a chiefs journey through the turbulent waters of native history as the subtitle suggests than it is a record of his confrontation with the ghosts of his past born in fort albany in northern ontario metatawabin was sent as a young child to saint annes often described as the worst of the residential schools for . Buy the paperback book up ghost river a chiefs journey through the turbulent waters of native history by edmund metatawabin at indigoca canadas largest bookstore free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Up ghost river a chiefs journey through the turbulent waters of native history by edmund metatawabin with alexandra shimo review award winning journalist alexandra shimo the writer . A powerful raw yet eloquent memoir from a residential school survivor and former first nations chief up ghost river is a necessary step toward our collective healing in the 1950s 7 year old edmund metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of canadas worst residential schools