Coquitlam Public Library

Carrying it forward, essays from Kistahpinânihk, John Brady McDonald

eng

contains biographical information

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Carrying it forward

John Brady McDonald

essays from Kistahpinânihk

"John Brady MacDonald has lived in Kistahpinanihk, an area that includes Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, for nearly all his life. A member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and a descendent of Metis leader Jim Brady, John Brady has worked to move carefully between these two nations -- to learn their stories, honour their traditions and reclaim their languages, all of which were nearly lost to him. In this wide-ranging collection the author looks at everything from the city of Prince Albert to his experience of residential school, to northern firefighting, to his time in the United Kingdom, where he "discovered" and "claimed" the island for the First People of the Americas. These are essays filled with history, much careful observation and some hard-learned lessons about racism, about recovery, about the ongoing tragedies facing Indigenous peoples. With honesty, a poet's turn of phrase and a bit of sly humour, John Brady pulls us deep into the life he has lived in Kistahpinanihk and asks us to consider what life could be like in a New North Territory."--, Provided by publisher

By way of introduction -- The new North Territory -- The educated savage -- The West flat -- Not THAT John A. -- Ruminations on England -- Big shoes to fill -- July 1, 2020 -- My regalia -- The flag thing -- The verdict -- Two roads -- The photograph -- 10-42, return to base -- The painting -- On writer's block -- The kitchen -- Okimâw -- In conclusion -- Epilogue