In search of Almighty Voice : resistance and reconciliation

Type

Book

Authors

Bill Waiser ( Waiser, Bill )

ISBN 10

1771770015

ISBN 13

9781771770019

Tags

Almighty Voice -- 1874-1897, Almighty Voice -- 1874-1897 -- Influence, Almighty Voice -- 1874-1897 -- In mass media, Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions, Cree -- Biography, Canada -- Race Relations, Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions, Race Relations

Abstract

"In May 1897, Almighty Voice, a member of the One Arrow Willow Cree, died violently when Canada's North--West Mounted Police shelled the fugitive's hiding place. Since then, his violent death has spawned a succession of conflicting stories - from newspaper features, magazine articles and pulp fiction to plays and film. Almighty Voice has been maligned, misunderstood, romanticized, celebrated, and invented. Indeed, there have been many Almighty Voices over the years. What these stories have in common is that the Willow Cree man mattered. Understanding why he mattered has a direct bearing on reconciliation efforts today."--WorldCat.org.

Description

288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Preface. It involves all of us --
Introduction. Temptation to starving men --
ch. 1. Miserable beyond description --
ch. 2. Come on, old boy --
ch. 3. Regarded as a hero --
ch. 4. Other things to do besides dancing --
ch. 5. The worst of the bad --
ch. 6. On the warpath --
ch. 7. Spectator sport --
ch. 8. Can't put the wind in prison --
epilogue. Bring me home --
Appendix. One arrow and the Sutherland connection --
index --
acknowledgements --
about the author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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