Off the Shelf 2.23 05/19/2010
Aboriginal Awareness Education Week. To celebrate, we've chosen a couple of fiction works written by Canadian aboriginal authors. The variety here is astounding.  Keeper ‘n Me by Richard Wagamese This is the story of Garnet Raven who was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes at the age of thirteen. He finally escapes at the first opportunity only to find himself adrift on the streets of the big city.  Three-Day Road by Joseph Boyden The story of two young Cree snipers in the killing fields of Ypres and the Somme in WWI. Vivid war scenes. One of Mr. Yaz’s personal favourites!  Sketco, the Raven by Robert Ayre Considered a classic these are the tales of Sketco the Raven—the cunning trickster delivers to the world the moon, the Sun and the stars, gives man fire, helps create the tides and much more.  Ravensong by Lee Miracle Set along the Pacific Northwest Coast of the early 1950s, this story unfolds in an urban native community overrun by a flu epidemic. Stacey, seventeen, balances her family's traditional ways against white society's intrusive new values, and knows that her future lies in both. With its terrific humour, this is a drama that turns out to be damning, inspirational, and prophetic. CommentsLeave a Reply | Mr. YasinchukI have more on my to-read list than I have time. Anybody else have that problem...? ArchivesJuly 2010 Categories |
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