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Betty

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Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and bru...
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  • 24 February 2021
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A great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month!

Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing. This is her story.

Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story has been selected as a White Raven 2016 by the International Youth Library for its annual catalogue of book recommendations in the field of international children’s and youth literature. This year’s White Ravens catalogue contains 200 titles in 42 languages from 60 countries.

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Price: $13.00
Pages: 32
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Imprint: HighWater Press
Publication Date: 24 February 2021
ISBN: 9781553799955
Format: eBook
BISACs: YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Social Topics, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / History, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Historical, Indigenous peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Peace / reconciliation, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Memoirs, true stories and non-fiction, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Society / culture
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Selected for In The Margins Official List, 2016.


Selected for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens, 2015.


...a powerful indictment of the racism, sexism and indifference that has led to the epidemic of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.