Beyond My Control: A Life Changing Memoir of Separation, Hope & Love

by Lee Hamelin

Overview

In 1967, when Lee Hamelin was just four years old, he and several of his siblings were forcibly removed from their Aboriginal family's home in northern Alberta, Canada, never to return again. With the authorities labelling his mother as "moral...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781039197565
Publisher:	FriesenPress
Publication date:	04/22/2024
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Like thousands of other Canadian Aboriginal children from the 1950s to the 1980s, Lee Hamelin was forcibly removed from his home during what became known as the Sixties Scoop. Rather than succumb to trauma and despair, however, Lee thrived in his new home, aided in no small part by his loving foster parents. Lee eventually followed in his foster father's footsteps, becoming a mechanic and operating his own automotive repair business. While he and his wife, Paulette, have suffered their own personal traumas, including the loss of two children, they have managed to maintain a positive outlook on life, aided in no small part by their strong Christian faith. Lee and Paulette live in Stettler, Alberta. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, biking, reading, and church activities. This is his first book.