A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's grandmother, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later,...
Cree women
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Author:Robertson, DavidSummary: -
Author:Halfe, Louise Bernice (Sky Dancer), Gaertner, DavidSummary:“I build this story like my lair. One willow, / a rib at a time” — “The Crooked Good” Since 1990, Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe’s work has stood out as essential testimony to Indigenous experiences within the ongoing history of...
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Author:Whitecalf, SarahSummary:Strong women dominate these reminiscences: the grandmother taught the girl whose mother refused to let her go to school, and the life-changing events they witnessed range from the ravages of the influenza epidemic of 1918-20, to murder...
- Author:Bear, GleciaSummary:
The 25th anniversary of a historically significant collection, presented in Cree and English. kh̥kominawak otćimowiniwẃa / Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words is a collection of reminiscences and personal stories...
- Author:Williams, Kenneth T.Summary:
Café Daughter is a one-woman drama inspired by a true story about a Chinese-Cree girl growing up in Saskatchewan in the 1950s and 60s. The story begins in 1957, as nine-year-old Yvette Wong helps out in her parents' cafe in...
- Author:Warner, AndreaSummary:
Narrated by the author, with interludes narrated by Buffy Sainte-Marie. A powerful, intimate look at the life and music of a beloved folk icon and activist. Folk hero. Songwriter icon. Living legend. Buffy Sainte-Marie is all of these...
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Author:Stonechild, BlairSummary:Buffy Saint-Marie is a symbol of the free expression movement of the 1960s and her powerful songs inspired countless people seeking hope and change. Her life has been one of transitions; from songwriter to famous intellectually-oriented...
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Author:GoldenEagle, Carol RoseSummary:There are too many stories about Indigenous women who go missing or are murdered, and it doesn't seem as though official sources such as government, police or the courts respond in a way that works toward finding justice or even...
- Author:Halfe, Louise Bernice (Sky Dancer)Summary:
In Blue Marrow, award-winning poet Louise Bernice Halfe creates an intricate dance of language and voice. A contemporary narrator, a Cree woman, draws into her own story the poignant history of her ancestors and the Europeans they...
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Author:Lindberg, TraceySummary:Bernice Meetoos, a Cree woman, leaves her home in Northern Alberta following tragedy and travels to Gibsons, BC. She is on something of a vision quest, seeking to understand the messages from The Frugal Gourmet (one of the only...
