| Pursued by a Bear: Talks, Monologues and Tales Contributor(s): Moses, Daniel David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550966464 ISBN-13: 9781550966466 Publisher: Exile Editions OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: Tricksters, medicine shows, and ghosts are some of the story elements discussed in this collection of essays about First Nations Canadian authors. Posing questions about how such folklore adds to the country's collective memory, the essays look at Ben Cardinal's "No Name Indians and Generic Warriors; " Tomson Highway's "The Sage, the Dancer and the Fool; "Billy Merasty's "Fireweed; "Beatrice Mosionier's "Night of the Trickster; " and Floyd Favel Starr's" Lady of Silences. "An eye-opening look at Native Canadians as they negotiate their way through white culture, the book also offers insights on Native Americans in similar predicaments in movie westerns and the musical "Oklahoma!" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.009 |
| LCCN: 2006365551 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.61" W x 8.86" (0.60 lbs) 183 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tricksters, medicine shows, and ghosts are some of the story elements discussed in this collection of essays about First Nations Canadian authors. Posing questions about how such folklore adds to the country's collective memory, the essays look at Ben Cardinal's No Name Indians and Generic Warriors; Tomson Highway's The Sage, the Dancer and the Fool; Billy Merasty's Fireweed; Beatrice Mosionier's Night of the Trickster; and Floyd Favel Starr's Lady of Silences. An eye-opening look at Native Canadians as they negotiate their way through white culture, the book also offers insights on Native Americans in similar predicaments in movie westerns and the musical Oklahoma |
Contributor Bio(s): Moses, Daniel David: - CA |