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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Mamaskatch
    sub title: a Cree coming of age
  name:
    name part: McLeod, Darrel J.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: biography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: bcc
    date issued: 2018
    copyright date: 2018
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  abstract: A powerful story of resilience, a must-read for all Canadians. Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family's history. In shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared narratives of their culture, their family and the cruelty that she and her sisters endured in residential school. Darrel was comforted by her presence and that of his many siblings and cousins, the smells of moose stew and wild peppermint tea, and his deep love of the landscape. Bertha taught him to be fiercely proud of his heritage and to listen to the birds that would return to watch over and guide him at key junctures of his life. However, in a spiral of events, Darrel's mother turned wild and unstable, and their home life became chaotic. Sweet and innocent by nature, Darrel struggled to maintain his grades and pursue an interest in music while changing homes many times, witnessing violence, caring for his younger siblings and suffering abuse at the hands of his surrogate father. Meanwhile, his older brother's gender transition provoked Darrel to deeply question his own sexual identity. The fractured narrative of Mamaskatch mirrors Bertha's attempts to reckon with the trauma and abuse she faced in her own life, and captures an intensely moving portrait of a family of strong personalities, deep ties and the shared history that both binds and haunts them. Beautifully written, honest and thought-provoking, Mamaskatch, named for the Cree word used as a response to dreams shared, is ultimately an uplifting account of overcoming personal and societal obstacles. In spite of the traumas of Darrel's childhood, deep and mysterious forces handed down by his mother helped him survive and thrive, her love and strength stay with him to build the foundation of what would come to be a very fulfilling and adventurous life.
  note: Darrel J. McLeod.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-cn---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: McLeod, Darrel J
  subject:
    name:
      name part: McLeod, Darrel J
    topic: Family
  subject:
    topic: Cree Indians
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Indigenous men
    geographic: Canada
    genre: Biography
  classification: 305.897/353071231092
  identifier: 9781771622004
  identifier: 1771622008
  record info:
    record content source: NLC
    record creation date: 180926
    record change date: 20190122151343.0
    record identifier: in00004008350
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng