Metis: Mixed Blood Stories
''Blending First Peoples with French and Scottish hunters produced the Metis whose stories are revived through this four generational family saga. Forcefully capturing their resilience from their defeated attempt at self-governance, Lynn Ponton skillfully weaves adolescents' coming of age into a tapestry framed by North America's historical events.'' --Joseph Barry Gurdin, PhD, Author ofBorder of Lilies and Maples''The Metis people and their fabled leader Louis Riel have found a new storyteller and advocate in Lynn Ponton. Through the tales of four young people, she has achieved a remarkable feat: a novel that spans centuries, yet stays passionately in each present moment, seamlessly connecting the political with the personal. This is a novel so engrossing, the reader may not be aware how instructive it is.'' --Alison Owings, Author ofIndian Voices/ Listening to Native Americans