There are a couple mildly interesting but forgettable Coyote tales by Peter Blue Cloud and Jeanette Armstrong, and a couple truly awful pieces by Beth Brant and Bruce King that have no business every seeing the light of day. The collection opens with an especially dull and meandering tale from the usually entertaining Harry Robinson, followed by a mediocre memoir piece by Ruby Slipperjack recounting a day in the life of a young girl on a reservation. There is also an excerpt from Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters, but who wants to read just an excerpt when you could read the whole play in a couple hours? (If you haven't, do so: it's great!)

Bruised Head's 'An Afternoon in Bright Sunlight,' which might be the only thriller every written whose antagonist is, I think, a wolverine. There are some great stories in here, particularly Thomas King's 'The One about Coyote Going West,' Daniel David Moses's 'King of the Raft,' and Barry Milliken's 'Run,' and a couple flawed ones that are nonetheless worth reading, such as Jovette Marchesault's bloated-but-fascinating 'Song One: The Riverside,' Jordan Wheeler's tale of self discovery via surfing, 'The Seventh Wave,' and S.

My partner picked it up as a potential resource for the English classes we teach, and that's really the only context in which I can imagine someone wanting to read it front-to-back. There are some great stories in here, particularly Thomas King's 'The One about Coyote Going West,' Daniel David Moses's 'King of the Raft,' and Barry Milliken's 'Run,' and a couple flawed ones This is one of the random books which have been accumulating at an alarming pace on the various bookshelves in my apartment. This is one of the random books which have been accumulating at an alarming pace on the various bookshelves in my apartment. Song one : the riverside / Jovette Marchessault. The one about Coyote going west / Thomas King. The Rez sisters : an excerpt from Act I / Tomson Highway -Īn afternoon in bright sunlgiht / S.

Weaver spider's web / Peter Blue Cloud/Aroniawenrate. Contents: An Okanagan Indian becomes a captive circus showpiece in England / Harry Robinson - Coal oil, crayons and schoolbooks / Ruby Slipperjack - Run / Barry Milliken - Weaver spider's web / Peter Blue Cloud/Aroniawenrate - Compatriots / Emma Lee Warrior - The seventh wave / Jordan Wheeler - The Rez sisters : an excerpt from Act I / Tomson Highway - An afternoon in brigh Contents:Īn Okanagan Indian becomes a captive circus showpiece in England / Harry Robinson -Ĭoal oil, crayons and schoolbooks / Ruby Slipperjack.

The one about coyote going west