cree indians

Traveling home to Ontario in 1919 with his elderly aunt, a young Cree man left wounded and morphine-addicted by the war struggles to come to terms with his years on the battlefields of France and Belgium, which drove his best friend, a fellow sniper, insane.

Melanie Bluelake, a ten-year-old Cree girl, struggles to find her place after her mother, determined to finish her own high school education, moves them away from their family and friends on the northern reserve to the city.

A small Cree boy saves his people from dying of thirst when the Great Spirit gives him a magical fish skin.

An overview of the past and present lives of the Cree, including a description of their homes, clothing, family life, religion, and government.

Using text and his own paintings, the author describes the experiences of Indians of North America in general as well as his own experiences growing up.

Retells twenty-two "why stories" of the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes, including tales of the creation and of the willful and wily doings of the creator, Old-man.

Describes the history, modern and traditional cultural practices and economies, geographic background, and ongoing oppression and struggles of the Cree.