Andrea Menard
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Description
Very brief biography of the singer, actress and author as well as a list of suggested readings.
Looks at one way to cross the cultural boundary in Aboriginal literature by examining the purpose of author Maria Campbell, in Halfbreed, Beatrice Culleton, in In Search of April Raintree, and Lee Maracle, in I Am Woman.
Discussion on the effects of colonization, the solutions to a path of healing and the changes required to alter the future.
Discusses the period in Christine Quintasket's life when her health improved and she regained the strength to pursue her ambitions as a writer.
Discussion on reviving traditional storytelling techniques, in new forms, and challenging the Canadian literary tradition.