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The first day at St. Paul’s Indian Residential School in North Vancouver, as recalled by Squamish Elder Sam George, who was 7 at the time.

From the prison-like school to actual incarceration, from the shipyards to the sweat lodge, Squamish Elder Sam George’s incredible life story comes out in a brand new memoir.

From the prison-like school to actual incarceration, from the shipyards to the sweat lodge, Squamish Elder Sam George's incredible life story comes out in a brand new memoir.

Book review: Sam George was a student who survived, although, as his powerful memoir The Fire Still Burns illustrates, not without scars.

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his experience at St. Paul’s Residential School.

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his experience at St. Paul’s Residential School.

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his experience at St. Paul’s Residential School.

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his experience at St. Paul’s Residential School.

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his experience at St. Paul’s Residential School.