Childhood Thoughts and Water Dogrib enjoying alone time with her

enjoying alone time with her energetic grandma

The rich collection contains stories with a dose of welcome humour mixed with serious topics that discuss reserve politics

Other essays explore the role of the Indian Agents and missionaries played in regulating the moral

Aboriginal parents often refused to send their children to the schools

Inquiry Questions

Childhood Thoughts and Water Dogrib enjoying alone time with herChildhood Thoughts and Water by John McDonald, a sixth generation direct descendant of Nehiyawak Chief Mistawasis and resident on Treaty Six Territory in Northern Saskatchewan, is a collection of beat poetry, spoken word, performance art and lyrical verse. This is a work which journeys into the memories and events of an urban Indigenous warrior's struggles to reconnect with a language and culture that is seemingly always almost out of reach. The