I don’t normally read memoirs, but I was interested in Ma-Nee Chacaby’s A Two Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder after Chacaby was at Waverley for the Northern Ontario Writers Workshop’s first Ask an Author event back in February. Chacaby’s memoir takes us from her early happy memories of living with... Continue Reading →
The Assassination of Hole-in-the-Day by Anton Treuer (Borealis, 2010)
This is a superbly researched, deftly written history of what is now known as Minnesota and the Native people of that region, the Ojibwe. Hole-in-the-Day (the Younger) was a young upstart who claimed authority of all the Ojibwe people of Minnesota, much to the chagrin of the traditional leaders of the communities. Although he promoted... Continue Reading →
The Secret River
These days it’s so easy to take most of what we have and see around us for granted. Living in our comfy homes, driving around in our comfy cars and dining in comfy restaurants is a reality far removed from that now distant day in 1788 when white man first stepped off the boat onto... Continue Reading →
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