Stories of the Road Allowance People
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| Author | Maria Campbell |
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| Illustrator | Sherry Farrell Racette |
| Subject | Road allowance communities |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Theytus Books |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| ISBN | 978-0920915998 |
Stories of the Road Allowance People is a 1995 book by Maria Campbell.[1][2]
The book captures the stories of Métis elders, and is a translation from Michif.
Publication and synopsis
[edit]Stories of the Road Allowance People was written by Métis author Maria Campbell, who grew up in a road allowance community in Saskatchewan.[1]
It was first published in 1995 by Theytus Books.[3] A revised edition was published by the Gabriel Durmont Institute in 2010.[4] The first edition was illustrated by Sherry Farrell Racette.[5]
The author translated stories told to her in Mitchif into Metis village oral English[5] The book consists of eight stories, written in the Mitchif common vernacular, or "village English", used by the male story tellers, rather than in standard English.[1] The stories vary thematically including stories of tragedy and humour.[5]
Story titles include "Good Dog Bob", a story of marital infidelity.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Writer Penny van Toorn described the book as "One of the most powerful and brilliantly presented books published in the 1990s."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Neuhaus, Mareike (2010). "The Marriage of Mother and Father: Michif Influences as Expressions of Métis Intellectual Sovereignty in Stories of the Road Allowance People". Studies in American Indian Literatures. 22 (1): 20–48. doi:10.5250/studamerindilite.22.1.20. JSTOR 10.5250/studamerindilite.22.1.20.
- ^ "Métis Road Allowance Communities". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Murray, Laura J. (1999). "Economies of Experience in The Book of Jessica". Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature. 18 (1): 91–111. doi:10.2307/464348. JSTOR 464348.
- ^ "Stories of the Road Allowance People: The Revised Edition". Gabriel Dumont Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ a b c d Van Toorn, Penny (5 February 2004). "Aboriginal writing". The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature: 22–48. doi:10.1017/CCOL0521814413.002. ISBN 9780521814416. ProQuest 2137992998.
- ^ Mulholland, Valerie (2007). "RE-SETTLING THE MARGINS: USING POSTCOLONIAL THEORY TO RETELL OUR STORY". English Quarterly Canada. 39 (3/4): 22–30. ProQuest 792254934.