The Bearer of this Letter: Language, Ideologies, Literary Practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community
Book review of: The Bearer of this Letter by Mindy J. Morgan.
Book review of: The Bearer of this Letter by Mindy J. Morgan.
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Recommended for Grade 3 students.
Discusses a play, The Book of Jessica, that illustrates the struggle women have in understanding what being "a woman" means, including across the barriers of race, culture, privilege and age.
Primary source for titles was Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Native Canadian Story Books, as well as publishers' web pages, and library and authors' lists. Objective was to identify fiction books for ages 0-18 written by Indigenous authors that contained reconciliation-related themes. More than 150 books met the inclusion criteria.