Native Canadiana Songs from the Urban Rez

by Scofield, Gregory

• ISBN13: 9781896095127
• ISBN10: 1896095127
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-13
• Publisher: Raincoast Books

Summary

"[Scofield's] lyricism is stunning, gets within the skin. Be careful. These songs are so beautiful they are dangerous." - Native American poet, singer, and storyteller Joy Harjo "These are poems that dig deeply into oral tradition in order to speak shattering truths of street life in 'the urban rez.'" - The Small Press Magazine

Table of Contents

The Poet Takes It Upon Himself To Speak	p. 11
ni-acimon 1966	p. 16
ni-acimon 1972	p. 18
ni-acimon 1975	p. 20
ni-acimon 1981	p. 22
ni-acimon 1985	p. 24
ni-acimon 1986	p. 27
ni-acimon 1993	p. 30
ni-acimon 1996	p. 31
Nikawi	p. 32
Treats	p. 33
Lifetime Stranger	p. 35
Stepfather	p. 37
The Last Uncivilized Indian	p. 38
Kiddy Psych Ward	p. 40
Wrong Image	p. 42
She Was Dark	p. 45
Three Poems (legacy in the blood): Blood Secret	p. 47
Three Poems (legacy in the blood): Blessing The Blood	p. 48
Three Poems (legacy in the blood): Blood and Tears	p. 49
ochichisa	p. 51
Policy of the Dispossessed	p. 53
Mixed Breed Act	p. 56
Not Too Polite Poetics	p. 59
I Used To Be Sacred	p. 63
Ayahkwew's Lodge	p. 66
Queenie	p. 68
Owls In The City	p. 71
Final Hours In The Lodge	p. 73
The One I Thought About Keeping	p. 75
Buck and Run	p. 78
Snake-dog	p. 81
The Trouble With Music	p. 82
ayamihawina	p. 84
That Coyote Lover	p. 85
Promises	p. 86
For The Ones Who Got Away	p. 87
Who's Blue	p. 88
Going It Solo	p. 89
I Want	p. 91
Song For Dean	p. 93
Tough Times On Moccasin Blvd	p. 97
Fix	p. 98
Day's Work	p. 100
tipiskak	p. 102
Another Street Kid Just Died	p. 103
Shaky Ground	p. 104
Cycle	p. 106
Purple Moon Cafe	p. 109
How Many White People Noticed	p. 111
That Squawman Went Free	p. 113
No Fuss	p. 114
Leftovers	p. 115
Street Rite	p. 116
Piss 'n' Groan	p. 118
Warrior Mask	p. 121
The Poet Leaves A Parting Thought	p. 123
Cree Translations	p. 126
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