The Days of Augusta

Hailed as a contemporary classic of oral literature, The Days of Augusta is Shuswap elder Augusta Evans memories of a lifetime that spanned from 1888 to 1978.

Accompanied by Robert Kezieres intimate photographs, Augustas rhythmic prose reads like poetry. She depicts with strength and eloquence her own storyher days at the Mission School, making baskets and catching salmon, the pain of giving birth and the death of a sonas well as the legends and stories of events told to hera stagecoach robbery, a woman who was the prisoner of a bear. First printed in 1973, Augustas story continues to be a fascinating glimpse into the past, with throughlines to the present.