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Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story

Author: David Alexander Robertson
Publication date: 2015
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About the Work

The graphic novel, which is intended for students in Grades 9–12, tells the true story of a Cree woman who was kidnapped and murdered in The Pas, Man., in 1971.


Challenges in Canada

In 2018, Robertson learned that Alberta Education had put Betty on a list of books that were “not recommended” for use in classrooms. A ministry spokesperson said that “graphic representation of sensitive content” must be taught in “age appropriate ways.” But Robertson said putting books on a list that discourages teachers from using them is censorship.


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