If you know Thomas King's A Coyote Columbus Story, you might be interested in listening to him on line.
In the last weeks, the Australian aboriginal radio program, "Awaye," has been broadcasting a series of Massey Lectures given by King in 2003. Two segments on line are:
- A million porcupines crying in the dark broadcast June 30th
- What is it about us that you don't like broadcast July 7th
- Medicine River
- Green Grass, Running Water
- Truth and Bright Water
They'd work well in a senior high school lit class. Listen to the segment on line, but read his novels, too, and his most recent book, The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative. All are available from the non-profit organization, Oyate.
Some years ago, King had a radio program called Dead Dog Cafe. Get them, too, from Oyate.
(Note: Thanks to Ashley T., a student at UIUC. I made my way to the King segments after reading quotes from Million Porcupines on her Facebook page.)
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I finally read 'Green Grass, Running Water', and I think it's a great book. I really like King's writing style, and his use of Native and European cultural elements is very creative. I haven't understood the whole book, but I think it's because of King's voluntary ambiguity, which leaves space for speculations and discussions. 'A Columbus Coyote Story' left me with similar questions. This is not a fault, but another element of richness of this author. Highly recommended to ANYONE.
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