Bad Boys and Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judith Timson
Maclean's, vol. 109, no. 50, December 9, 1996, p. 68
Description
Book review of: Traplines by Eden Robinson.
Historical overview of Willow Cree Chief Kamiscowesit's (or Beardy's) role in the North West Resistance and the negotiations of Treaty 6. Alternate spellings include: Kamayistowesit, Kamdyistowesit.
Children's story teaches lessons about cooperation and preparedness.
Related Material: Michif Version. Michif Narration.
Studies four films; Smoke Signals, Powwow Highway, Medicine River, and Dead Man.
English in American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Cape Town, 2004.