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Our story : Aboriginal voices on Canada's past / Tantoo Cardinal [and others] ; preface by Rudyard Griffiths ; foreword by Adrienne Clarkson.

Van Pelt Library PR9197.33.I53 O9 2004
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.
Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)
Cardinal, Tantoo, contributor.
Maracle, Brian, 1947- contributor.
Johnston, Basil, contributor.
Marchessault, Jovette, 1938- contributor.
King, Thomas, 1943- contributor.
Highway, Tomson, 1951- contributor.
Maracle, Lee, contributor.
Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962- contributor.
Griffiths, Rudyard, writer of preface.
Clarkson, Adrienne, 1939- writer of foreword.
Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel, 1953- contributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Canada--History--Fiction.
Canada.
Canadian fiction--Indian authors.
Canadian fiction.
Canadian fiction--21st century.
Short stories, Canadian.
Indians of North America--Canada--Fiction.
Indians of North America.
Indigenous peoples--Canada--History--Fiction.
Indigenous peoples.
Genre:
Fiction.
Short stories, Canadian.
Short stories.
History
Fiction
Penn Provenance:
Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7521)
Physical Description:
250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
[Toronto, Ont.?] : Doubleday Canada, ©2004.
Summary:
"Inspired by moments that shaped this country and its people, in nine stories of striking beauty and originality, Aboriginal voices bring to life a new vision of our history in ways that are often unexpected--and always moving."-- Dust jacket.
Contents:
Preface / Rudyard Griffiths
Foreword / Adrienne Clarkson
The first words / Brian Maracle
Skraeling / Rachel A. Qitsualik
The wampum belt tells us / Basil Johnston
There is a place / Tantoo Cardinal
The moon of dancing suns / Jovette Marchessault ; translated by Yvonne M. Klein
Coyote and the enemy aliens / Thomas King
Hearts and flowers / Tomson Highway
Goodbye, Snauq / Lee Maracle
A blurry image on the six o'clock news / Drew Hayden Taylor
Acknowledgements / Rudyard Griffiths
About the contributors.
Local Notes:
Schimmel 7521: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Ink inscription on front free endpaper: "thanks" and Tantoo Cardinal autograph. Pencil manuscript on front free endpaper: Lee Maracle 201, Emily Carr 124. Lee Maracle ink autograph page 201. Illustration by Emily Carr page 124. With dust jacket.
ISBN:
0385660758
9780385660754
OCLC:
56065709

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