James Bartleman looks back over a life that has brought him from an impoverished Native childhood to serving as an ambassador, and as lieutenant governor of Ontario. From a global career, through bottomless depression, to his crowning achievements promoting Native education in Canada, Bartleman tells his incredible story in his own words.
James Bartleman looks back over a life that has brought him from an impoverished Native childhood to serving as an ambassador, and as lieutenant governor of Ontario. From a global career, through bottomless depression, to his crowning achievements promoting Native education in Canada, Bartleman tells his incredible story in his own words.
James Bartleman is the former lieutenant governor of Ontario and the bestselling author of the novels As Long as the Rivers Flow and The Redemption of Oscar Wolf. A member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, he is also a retired ambassador and a member of the Order of Canada. He lives in Perth, Ontario.
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Preface Part One: Muskoka: 1946-1966 1 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town 2 The Dump Road 3 The Haunted House 4 Rage 5 Peace of Mind 6 Springtime in Muskoka 7 The Hammer 8 Indigenous Roots 9 Six Choir Boys 10 A Story My Mother Told Me 11 Out of Poverty 12 The SS Sagamo 13 My Big Break 14 Freedom Part Two: The Foreign Service Officer: 1966-1981 15 Ottawa: A Time of Optimism 16 Colombia: Cockroaches the Size of Lizards 17 Colombia: The Antiques Road Show 18 Ottawa Under Siege 19 Bangladesh: The Gates of Hell 20 Bangladesh: La Condition Humaine 21 NATO: Dr. Strangelove 22 The First Time I Saw Jerusalem 23 He Then Dismissed Us 24 It Felt Good Part Three: Ambassadorial Postings, 1981-1994 25 Cuba: The Dead Fly 26 Cuba: Poisoning Zaka 27: Israel: A Shot to the Head 28 Israel: Khirbet Khizeh and Obagawanung 29 The Balkans: You Don't Understand 30 The Balkans: Dodging a Bullet 31 Russia: The Hard-Liners Were Taking Over 32 Russia's Slavonic Soul 33 Ukraine: The Late-Autumn Sun Part Four: Foreign-Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, 1994-1998 34 A Testing Time 35 Anti-Personnel Land Mines 36 The Awful State of His Health 37 The Scorching Heat of the Italian Summer 38 The Law of Unintended Consequences 39 Killing the White Whale 40 Running the Gauntlet 41 The Referendum of 1995 42 The Ambassador Goes Back 43 Russia: Tchaikovsky's Funeral March 44 Cuba: My Secret Mission 45 Cuba: Chrétien Versus Castro 46 Mother Teresa Part Five: The Beating, 1998-2002 47 Burying the Past Part Six: The Queen's Representative in Ontario, 2002-2007 48 Giving Back 49 The Plight of First Nation Children Afterword Acknowledgements
Preface Part One: Muskoka: 1946-1966 1 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town 2 The Dump Road 3 The Haunted House 4 Rage 5 Peace of Mind 6 Springtime in Muskoka 7 The Hammer 8 Indigenous Roots 9 Six Choir Boys 10 A Story My Mother Told Me 11 Out of Poverty 12 The SS Sagamo 13 My Big Break 14 Freedom Part Two: The Foreign Service Officer: 1966-1981 15 Ottawa: A Time of Optimism 16 Colombia: Cockroaches the Size of Lizards 17 Colombia: The Antiques Road Show 18 Ottawa Under Siege 19 Bangladesh: The Gates of Hell 20 Bangladesh: La Condition Humaine 21 NATO: Dr. Strangelove 22 The First Time I Saw Jerusalem 23 He Then Dismissed Us 24 It Felt Good Part Three: Ambassadorial Postings, 1981-1994 25 Cuba: The Dead Fly 26 Cuba: Poisoning Zaka 27: Israel: A Shot to the Head 28 Israel: Khirbet Khizeh and Obagawanung 29 The Balkans: You Don't Understand 30 The Balkans: Dodging a Bullet 31 Russia: The Hard-Liners Were Taking Over 32 Russia's Slavonic Soul 33 Ukraine: The Late-Autumn Sun Part Four: Foreign-Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, 1994-1998 34 A Testing Time 35 Anti-Personnel Land Mines 36 The Awful State of His Health 37 The Scorching Heat of the Italian Summer 38 The Law of Unintended Consequences 39 Killing the White Whale 40 Running the Gauntlet 41 The Referendum of 1995 42 The Ambassador Goes Back 43 Russia: Tchaikovsky's Funeral March 44 Cuba: My Secret Mission 45 Cuba: Chrétien Versus Castro 46 Mother Teresa Part Five: The Beating, 1998-2002 47 Burying the Past Part Six: The Queen's Representative in Ontario, 2002-2007 48 Giving Back 49 The Plight of First Nation Children Afterword Acknowledgements
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