Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing. This is her story.
Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story has been selected as a White Raven 2016 by the International Youth Library for its annual catalogue of book recommendations in the field of international children's and youth literature. This year's White Ravens catalogue contains 200 titles in 42 languages from 60 countries.
Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing. This is her story.
Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story has been selected as a White Raven 2016 by the International Youth Library for its annual catalogue of book recommendations in the field of international children's and youth literature. This year's White Ravens catalogue contains 200 titles in 42 languages from 60 countries.
David A. Robertson (he/him/his) is a two-time winner of the
Governor General's Literary Award, has won the TD Canadian
Children’s Literature Award, as well as the Writer's Union of
Canada Freedom to Read award. He has received several other
accolades for his work as a writer for children and adults,
podcaster, public speaker, and social advocate. He was honoured
with a Doctor of Letters by the University of Manitoba for
outstanding contributions in the arts and distinguished
achievements in 2023. He is a member of Norway House Cree Nation
and lives in Winnipeg.
Scott B. Henderson (he/him) is a freelance illustrator, whose
reputation for cultural sensitivity and an openness to listen and
learn has garnered a large body of work in collaboration with
Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ communities. His work spans several
critically acclaimed graphic novels, including 7 Generations: A
Plains Cree Saga (Indigenous history & Residential Schools); A Girl
Called Echo series (Métis history); A Blanket of Butterflies (2016
Eisner Nomination); a short story in Marvel Voices: Pride #1
(2022); and the post-apocalypse graphic novel, Last Breeds (fall
2024). Scott is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. He resides in
Winnipeg with his partner.
Selected for In The Margins Official List, 2016.
*In The Margins*
Selected for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for
Kids & Teens, 2015.
*Canadian Children’s Book Centre*
...a powerful indictment of the racism, sexism and indifference
that has led to the epidemic of murdered and missing Indigenous
women and girls.
*Canadian Museum for Human Rights*
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