Our Story
Subtitle: Aboriginal Voices on Canada's Past
Contributors: Thomas King (Contributor); Tantoo Cardinal (Contributor); Tomson Highway (Contributor)
Publisher: Anchor Canada
Published: September 20, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780385660761
Description: "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 Storybrings 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.
Table of contents: title: The first words / Brian Maracle; title: Skraeling / Rachel A. Qitsualik; title: The wampum belt tells us ... / Basil Johnston; title: There is a place / Tantoo Cardinal; title: The moon of the dancing suns / Jovette Marchessault; title: Coyote and the enemy aliens / Thomas King; title: Hearts and flowers / Tomson Highway; title: Goodbye, Snauq / Lee Maracle; title: A blurry image on the six o'clock news / Drew Hayden Taylor