The Pemmican Eaters

With a title derived from John A. Macdonald's moniker for the Mtis, The Pemmican Eaters explores Marilyn Dumont's sense of history as the dynamic present. Combining free verse and metered poems, her latest collection aims to recreate a palpable sense of the Riel Resistance period and evoke the geographical, linguistic/cultural, and political situation of Batoche during this time through the eyes of those who experienced the battles, as well as through the eyes of Gabriel and Madeleine Dumont and Louis Riel. Included in this collection are poems about the bison, seed beadwork, and the Red River Cart. Some of the poems employ elements of the Michif language, which, along with French and Cree, was spoken by Dumont's ancestors. (FromECW Press)

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The Next Chapter10:08Marilyn Dumont on The Pemmican Eaters

The Metis author talks about her latest book of poems, inspired by her Cree/Metis heritage.