An Explosion of Feathers 2004 The family is a traditional

The family is a traditional one that lives on the land and during the spring the family camps

Celebrated Metis poet Gregory Scofield takes a fresh look at Riel in his new collection

Social Suffering

mother of twins

while years later in Two Years Less a Day we witness her change as her worries and vulnerability are put to the test when she is unjustly convicted in a violent melee and must serve some jail time

An Explosion of Feathers 2004 The family is a traditionalConor Kerr is a member of the Mtis Nation of Alberta, part of the Edmonton Indigenous community and is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne & Fort Des Prairies Mtis communities and the Papaschase Cree Nation. He is an educator, writer and harvester. This poetry collection is a unique take on an urban, contemporary Mtis life. The poems have a narrative element that connects back to land, place, and the traditional and modern territories that a family finds