Our bit of truth : an anthology of Canadian Native literature

Type

Book

Authors

Agnes Grant ( Grant, Agnes )

ISBN 10

0921827105

ISBN 13

9780921827108

Tags

Canadian literature (English) -- Indigenous authors, Canadian literature (English) -- Inuit authors, Canadian literature (English) -- Métis authors, Canadian literature (English) -- 20th century, Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Literary collections, Anthologies

Abstract

"This anthology presents the voices of aboriginal people and includes genre ranging from traditional myths, legends and poetry to memoirs, biography and contemporary literature. It is a survey of Native literature from traditional times to the present. Readers can learn from these aboriginal voices as they add their "bit of truth" to a body of Canadian writing which, all too often, has ignored them. Selections in this anthology may be sad, angry, passionate, satirical or humorous but they are never boring.

Brief discussions of the various genre, information on the authors and some explanations of the excerpts make this an invaluable book for schools and classrooms who wish to incorporate aboriginal literature into their programs."--Back cover.

Description

xvii, 347 pages ; 23 cm.

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