Broken Circle - The Life Story of James M. Peters

by James M. Peters

James Peters, originally from the Caldwell Band of Pelee Island, was taken away from his family and community when he was four and placed in a series of foster homes until he was sixteen and released from foster care onto the streets of Toronto. In his book The Broken Circle, Peters shares of his life-long search for the lost connections to his family and home community.

James Peters was previously published in "Sixties Scoop Survivor Stories" published by Goldrock Press, 2020.

87 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Tera · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very moving autobiography about Peters' experience as an Indigenous child in 1960s Ontario and the failure of the government systems to protect him after he was taken from his parents during the Sixties Scoop. The trauma he endured during multiple foster homes and reform schools follows him throughout his life as he struggled with homelessness and alcoholism/addiction until he became involved with Christianity. I am sad that he has gone through what he has and that others have gone through the same in a society that prides itself on being welcoming to immigrants.

[Janet Sketchley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honest and moving, this short memoir offers insight into the experience of one of Canada's Indigenous "Sixties Scoop" survivors. The boy who never stopped running has had a long, difficult road from his pain to his current place of influence.