MICHAEL’S TEARS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix
4. Map xi
5. INTRODUCTION xiii
6. WILLOW MEDICINE 1
7. HOLLYWOOD IN REGINA 7
8. A FIELD ON THE PRAIRIE 25
9. A MIDDLE GROUND 33
10. TWO-EYED SEEING 43
11. A CRIME TO REFUSE TREATMENT 55
12. AS LONG AS THAT SUN SHINES 67
13. STRANGERS IN THE TOUCHWOOD HILLS 75
14. AN EXPANDING CIRCLE 83
15. RED DRESS DAY 99
16. MICHAEL’S TEARS 111
17. AN HIV EPIDEMIC 121
18. A CLINIC IN THE PARKLANDS 129
19. DERRICK 139
20. THE TRADE IN ALCOHOL 149
21. MAYBE I WILL, MAYBE I WON’T 163
22. SWEETGRASS AND CEREMONY 175
23. THE DIALYSIS SHUTTLE 189
24. ANXIETY 203
25. FOOD ON THE RESERVE 221
26. THE SPIRIT JOURNEY 233
27. TEN TO FIFTEEN PERCENT 241
28. THE SERPENT 251
29. THE ROAD TO RECONCILIATION 271
30. SEVEN GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS FROM THE ANISHINAABE 281
31. POSTSCRIPT 283
32. TRC CALLS TO ACTION ADDRESSED IN THE MEDICINE CHEST 287
33. INDEX 289
34. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 305