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Artist Kent Monkman's all-encompassing project, Shame and
Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, takes viewers on a journey
through Canada's history, starting in the present and going back to
before Canadian confederation. Throughout the book there are
clever, albeit controversial, commentaries told by Monkman's
genderfluid, time-travelling, supernatural alter-ego Miss Chief
Eagle Testickle. Her narratives take viewers through the history of
New France and the fur trade, the nineteenth-century dispossession
of First Nations lands through Canadian colonial policies, the
horrors of the residential school system, and modern First Nations
experiences in urban environments. Shame and Prejudice challenges
predominant narratives of Canadian history and honours the
resilience of First Nations peoples. This book accompanies
Monkman's largest solo exhibition to date, which is currently
travelling across Canada at venues including the Art Museum at the
University of Toronto, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Glenbow Museum
in Calgary, and the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver. The
exhibition includes the artist's own paintings, drawings, and
sculptural works, which form a dialogue with historical artefacts
and artworks borrowed from museums and private collections across
Canada. The book is trilingual with all text in English, French and
Cree.
A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from a Native point
of view turns this tale on its ear! Coyote, the trickster, creates
the world and all the creatures in it. She is able to control all
events to her advantage until a funny-looking red-haired man named
Columbus changes her plans. He is unimpressed by the wealth of
moose, turtles and beavers in Coyote's land. Instead he is
interested in the human beings he can take to sell in Spain. Thomas
King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter the stereotypes
surrounding Columbus's voyages. In doing so, he invites children to
laugh with him at the crazy antics of Coyote, who unwittingly
allows Columbus to bring about the downfall of her human friends.
And he makes the point that history is influenced by the culture of
the reporter. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in
English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations
and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or
events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story
respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters,
including by speaking in a different voice for each character when
reading dialogue aloud. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe
characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or
feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence
of events
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