Flowers on my grave : how an Ojibwa boy's death helped break the silence on child abuse

When Lester Desjarlais, a thirteen-year-old Ojibwa boy, took his own life in 1989, what began as a routine one-day inquiry into yet another native suicide grew into a lengthy, wide-ranging scrutiny of the child's community and the society that could not -- or would not -- save him. Flowers on My Grave is Ruth Teichroeb's unflinching, deeply moving testament to a young boy's life and a story that ultimately offers caring and hope for change.