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Our story : Aboriginal voices on Canada's past / Tantoo Cardinal, Tomson Highway, Basil Johnston, Thomas King, Brian Maracle, Lee Maracle, Jovette Marchessault, Rachel A. Qitsualik, Drew Hayden Taylor ; preface by Rudyard Griffiths ; foreword by Adrienne Clarkson
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel 7522
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canada--History--Fiction.
- Canada.
- Canadian fiction--21st century.
- Canadian fiction.
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History--Fiction.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Historical fiction, Canadian.
- Short stories, Canadian.
- Genre:
- short stories.
- Historical fiction
- Short stories
- Fiction
- History
- Short stories.
- Historical fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7522)
- Physical Description:
- 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Anchor Canada, 2005
- Summary:
- "A collection of original stories written by some of the country's most celebrated Aboriginal [Native peoples, Indian, First Nations] writers, and inspired by pivotal events in the country's history. Inspired by history, Our Story is a beautifully illustrated collection of original stories from some of Canada's most celebrated Aboriginal writers. Asked to explore seminal moments in Canadian history from an Aboriginal perspective, these ten acclaimed authors have travelled through our country's past to discover the moments that shaped our nation and its people. Drawing on their skills as gifted storytellers and the unique perspectives their heritage affords, the contributors to this collection offer wonderfully imaginative accounts of what it's like to participate in history. From a tale of Viking raiders to a story set during the Oka crisis, the authors tackle a wide range of issues and events, taking us into the unknown, while also bringing the familiar into sharper focus. Our Story brings together an impressive array of voices - Inuk, Cherokee, Ojibway, Cree, and Salish to name just a few - from across the country and across the spectrum of First Nations. These are the novelists, playwrights, journalists, activists, and artists whose work is both Aboriginal and uniquely Canadian."--GOOGLE books.
- Contents:
- 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 the dancing suns / Jovette Marchessault
- 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.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 7522: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Thomas King and Lee Maracle ink autographs on table of contents. With dust jacket.
- ISBN:
- 0385660766
- 9780385660761
- OCLC:
- 60602262
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