Up Ghost River by Edmund Metatawabin

Author:Edmund Metatawabin [Metatawabin, Edmund]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-39990-8
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Published: 2014-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

We named her Albalina. It is a name that everyone likes as soon as you say it. I read it in a story in one of those Life magazines, about a native man who was travelling along the Amazon River with his wife, Albalina. I had promised myself that if I ever had a girl, I would name her Albalina. I thought about the strong, tanned woman negotiating one of the world’s longest rivers, living from the riches of the waters, just as I imagined Albalina would one day paddle along and feast on the bounty of the Albany.

She had skin the colour of an Arctic fox in the summer, lighter than me, darker than her Ma. She was a strong baby who could scream like a raccoon in heat. We brought her home, and everyone came by to give us gifts. It was a wemistikoshiw custom, but one that felt natural, maybe because it was similar to our traditional gift Give Aways. Joan held Albalina, lying on our bed, and the gifts—moosehide booties and a few bibs—piled onto her legs.

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