Book
Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age
Edition
First US edition.
Publication Information
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2019.
Physical Description
228 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
"As a small boy in remote Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod is immersed in his Cree family's history, passed down in the stories of his mother, Bertha. But after a series of tragic losses, Bertha turns wild and unstable, and their home life becomes chaotic. Meanwhile, he begins to question and grapple with his sexual identity--a reckoning complicated by the repercussions of his abuse and his sibling's own gender transition. Thrillingly written in a series of fractured vignettes, and unflinchingly honest, Mamaskatch--"It's a wonder!" in Cree--is a heartbreaking account of how traumas are passed down from one generation to the next, and an uplifting story of one individual who broke the cycle in pursuit of a fulfilling and adventurous life"--
Notes
Originally published in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre, 2018.
Contents
- Spirals
- Hail Mary, Full of Grace
- Macimanitowi: Devils
- One Little Indian Boy
- Be Careful Little Eyes
- Madonna of the Athabasca
- Flying around the Maypole
- Prince Charming
- Long as I Can See the Light
- Indian Princesses
- Eddies of the Makhabn
- Pihpikisis: The Sparrow Hawk
- The Eviction
- Code 99
- L'Echappatoire
- Mistikosow: The Frenchman
- Beyond the Athabasca.