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The truth about stories : a native narrative / Thomas King.

By: King, Thomas, 1943- [author.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Massey lecturesPublisher: Toronto, ON : House of Anansi Press, 2003Description: 172 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0887846963; 9780887846960Subject(s): King, Thomas, 1943- | King, Thomas, 1943- | StorytellingDDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PR9199.3.K4422 | Z477 2003PS8571.I5626 | T77 2003

Contents:

"You'll never believe what happened" is always a great way to start -- You're not the Indian I had in mind -- Let me entertain you -- A million porcupines crying in the dark -- What is it about us that you don't like? -- Afterwords : private stories.

Summary: Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, gracefully elucidating North America's relationship with its Native peoples.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books & Reports	BCACCS Resource Centre Regular	W20 K56 T78 2003 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	1	Available	T 2392
Books & Reports	BCACCS Resource Centre Regular	W20 K56 T78 2003 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	2	Available	T 2393
Books & Reports	BCACCS Resource Centre Regular	W20 K56 T78 2003 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	3	Available	T 2394

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172).

Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, gracefully elucidating North America's relationship with its Native peoples.

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