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Author Joyce Clouston, is a Member of the Métis Nation of Manitoba. In Journey from Fisher River the author weaves reminiscences and memories to recreate the life and ministry of Stan McKay, the first Indigenous Moderator in the United Church of Canada (1992–1994). This intimate portrait allows us to share the years of Stan’s childhood in a Cree community in Manitoba, the alienation he experienced in residential and postsecondary schools, and his healing and liberation, found in memories of his family and his experience of the Elders’ faith within his community. Guided by teachings rooted in Cree tradition, Stan transformed his experience of oppression through his years of ministry, opening pathways to communication and healing with gentleness and humility, challenge and affirmation. This revised and updated second edition of Journey from Fisher River was requested by Fisher River Cree Nation as part of the recovery of their spiritual and cultural understandings, which were suppressed over generations.