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My Indian

My Indian By (author): Misel Joe
By (author): Sheila ONeill

$16.95

In 1822 William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals Cormack refers to his guide only as My Indian. Now almost two hundred years later Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe the Mi’kmaq guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction My Indian follows Sylvester Joe from his birth in what is now known as... Read More

In 1822 William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals Cormack refers to his guide only as My Indian. Now almost two hundred years later Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe the Mi’kmaq guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction My Indian follows Sylvester Joe from his birth in what is now known as Miawpukek First Nation and early life in his community to his journey across the island with Cormack. But will Sylvester Joe lead Cormack to the Beothuk or will he protect the Beothuk and lead his colonial explorer away? In rewriting the narrative of Cormack’s journey from the perspective of his Mi’kmaq guide. My Indian reclaims Sylvester Joe’s identity.

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Page length: 176 Publication Date: 2021-04-30 Book themes: JUVENILE FICTION People & Places Canada Indigenous,  Publisher: Breakwater Books Ltd ISBN: 9781550818789

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ISBN: 9781550818789
Title: My Indian
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Subject: JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Canada / Indigenous
Contributor: Mi'sel Joe (CA), Sheila O'Neill (CA)
Format: Paperback / softback | Trade paperback (US)
Price (CAD): 16.95
Publisher: Breakwater Books Ltd
Imprint: Breakwater Books
ISBN13: 9781550818789
ISBN10: 1550818783
Publication Date: 20210430
Last Updated: 20210218
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In 1822 William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals Cormack refers to his guide only as My Indian. Now almost two hundred years later Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe the Mi’kmaq guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction My Indian follows Sylvester Joe from his birth in what is now known as Miawpukek First Nation and early life in his community to his journey across the island with Cormack. But will Sylvester Joe lead Cormack to the Beothuk or will he protect the Beothuk and lead his colonial explorer away? In rewriting the narrative of Cormack’s journey from the perspective of his Mi’kmaq guide. My Indian reclaims Sylvester Joe’s identity.

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Weight 0.0005 kg
Dimensions 8 × 5.25 in

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Mi’sel Joe
Mi’sel Joe

SAQAMAW MI’SEL JOE, LL. D, CM, is the author of Muinji'j Becomes a Man and An Aboriginal Chief’s Journey. He has been the District Traditional Chief of Miawpukek First Nation since 1983, appointed by the late Grand Chief Donald Marshall. Mi’sel Joe is considered the Spiritual Chief of the Mi’kmaq of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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