Bigger They Are
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Jobin
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 137-166
Description
Short story.
Powwow dancer, Boye Ladd, relates traditional teachings on various topics relating to First Nations culture, including information about the sacred drum, respect for other people and groups, and the right to wear an eagle feather.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.29.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.