Pursued by a Bear Talks, Monologues and Tales

Tricksters, medicine shows, and ghosts are some of the story elements discussed in this collection of essays about First Nations Canadian authors. Posing questions about how such folklore adds to the country's collective memory, the essays look at Ben Cardinal'sNo Name Indians and Generic Warriors;Tomson Highway'sThe Sage, the Dancer and the Fool;Billy Merasty'sFireweed;Beatrice Mosionier'sNight of the Trickster; and Floyd Favel Starr'sLady of Silences.An eye-opening look at Native Canadians as they negotiate their way through white culture, the book also offers insights on on Native Americans in similar predicaments in movie westerns and the musicalOklahoma!

Daniel David Moses is a Queen's National Scholar in the department of drama at Queen's University, a recipient of the James Buller Memorial Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Theatre, and the author of Big Buck City, Brébeuf's Ghost, and Sixteen Jesuses. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.