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The memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle.$nVol. two : a true and exact accounting of the history of Turtle Island = Okiskisiwina okimâwiskwêw kihêw mitisoway

The memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Vol. two : a true and exact accounting of the history of Turtle Island = ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓯᐏᓇ ᐅᑭᒫᐏᐢᑵᐤ ᑭᐦᐁᐤ ᒥᑎᓱᐘᐩ

The memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle.$nVol. two : a true and exact accounting of the history of Turtle Island = Okiskisiwina okimâwiskwêw kihêw mitisoway

Monkman, Kent, author, artist.
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"From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his longtime collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers' understanding of the land called North America. For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character--an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Thoug...

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ISBN:
9780771022951 (pbk.)
9780771022951
9780771006470
0771006470
Edition:
Hardcover edition
Description:
xi, 250 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Other Title:
Okiskisiwina okimâwiskwêw kihêw mitisoway
ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓯᐏᓇ ᐅᑭᒫᐏᐢᑵᐤ ᑭᐦᐁᐤ ᒥᑎᓱᐘᐩ
Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Volume 2
Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testicle
Notes:
The word "North America" is crossed out & the word "Turtle Island" is handwritten underneath it in the cover's subtitle
Canadiana
Includes glossary in Cree
Publisher, pagination, and printing dates may vary
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-236)
Contents:
I tried to stop what was to come
The Iron Horse brought destruction
ka-ki-mayahkamikahk, when the bad things happened
When they tried to break our spirit
When they took our land
When they took our children
They continue to take our children
mamhtawisiwin, tapping into the great mystery
The cities consumed our people
The damage was passed down for generations
The buffalo spirit returned to our people
Shining stars light our way forward
Control Number:
3268992
Other Authors:
Gordon, Gisèle, author, artist
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