Accompanied by a new Introduction and Afterword, this book is as poignant and provocative today as it was when first published.
Traces struggle of Canadian Indian to survive as nation, culture and reality. Suggests 'new order' so that original natives and Europeans can co-exist without destroying each other.
"This book is not about feminism. Rather, feminism is the basis of the discussion, an example of how understanding oppression must consider a number of barriers. Euro-Canadian feminists rarely address...
Translation is competent, but Gerdes' own language lacks the dynamic energy of Eltit's, perhaps because he follows the Spanish structures so closely"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Traces struggle of Canadian Indian to survive as nation, culture and reality. Suggests 'new order' so that original natives and Europeans can co-exist without destroying each other.
Someone noticed Santee at the gate, and it was as if the party noise was silenced with a switch. ... grinning like an idiot, a refugee from nothing more than Spanish class, and like magic the man shook his hand, told Santee his name, ...