Killing the Shamen NBE3C and they lose a beloved

and they lose a beloved Elder

social services

and conflicts that brought the Maritimes to the brink of a major confrontation between Mi'kmaq and the non-Mi'kmaq fishers in the fall of 1999

summaries of the authors’ intentions in writing their selections

This expanded edition features an additional chapter on the Métis as well as updates regarding comprehensive claims and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Killing the Shamen NBE3C and they lose a belovedKilling the Shamen is the story of the Sandy Lake Cree of northwestern Ontario and their clash with the Canadian criminal justice system in 1907. Jack Fiddler, shaman and leader, together with his brother, Joseph Fiddler, were charged with murder in the death of a possessed woman who had become a windigo. The two men were taken to Norway House in Manitoba for trial. This compelling story is told through the words of several Cree Elders who in 1971