Adam's tree : stories

Type

Book

Authors

Gloria Mehlmann ( Mehlmann, Gloria )

ISBN 10

1989274056

ISBN 13

9781989274057

Tags

Indigenous peoples -- Saskatchewan -- Fiction, Saskatchewan -- Fiction, Saskatchewan, Canadian short stories -- Indigenous authors, Indigenous authors, Indigenous women authors, Historical fiction, Indigenous veterans -- Fiction, Cowessess First Nation -- Fiction, Cowessess First Nation

Abstract

"Adam's Tree is a fictional account of life on the Cowesses First Nation in Saskatchewan during the 1940's and 50's. This period in history finds forces like regulatory policy, World War II, systemic racism, and the long reach of the depression defining reserve life and rural relationships. These short stories are told from the perspective of various characters on the reserve: an Indigenous teenage girl named Sophie, men who return to Cowesses after the war, struggling with untreated and unacknowledged PTSD, settlers like the local school teacher and the "Indian agent". This book contributes to the dialogue on reconciliation, freeing Indigenous voices during a period of time that is rarely written about. It encourages readers to examine the sources and meaning of today's inheritance of complex relations." -- WorldCat.

Description

248 pages ; 22 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Part One: While looking out. Beating hearts --
All you can be --
Loving in code --
Hunger pangs --
Truth is a patient nurse --
A dog's life --
A sudden fall --
Something ahead in the road --
Part Two: While looking in. Adam's tree --
Focal length quandary --
Cutting deals --
White wash --
A banner year --
The wedding suit --
Tempting mercy.

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