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| Author | Maria Campbell |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Sherry Farrell Racette |
| Country | Canada |
| Subject | Road allowance communities |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Theytus Books |
Publication date | 1995 |
| ISBN | 978-0920915998 |
Stories of the Road Allowance People is a 1995 book by Maria Campbell. [1] [2]
The book captures the stories of Métis elders, and is a translation from Mitchif.
Stories of the Road Allowance People was written by Métis author Maria Campbell, who grew up in a road allowance community in Saskatchewan. [1]
It was first published in 1995 by Theytus Books. [3] A revised edition was published by the Gabriel Durmont Institute in 2010. [4] The first edition was illustrated by Sherry Farrell Racette. [5]
The author translated stories told to her in Mitchif into Metis village oral English [5] The book consists of eight stories, written in the Mitchif common vernacular, or "village English", used by the male story tellers, rather than in standard English. [1] The stories vary thematically including stories of tragedy and humour. [5]
Story titles include "Good Dog Bob", a story of marital infidelity. [6]
Writer Penny van Toorn described the book as "One of the most powerful and brilliantly presented books published in the 1990s." [5]
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