homeThis isn't an easy topic, but I've decided to go with a very strange and wonderful book. In fact, it's one of my favourites. The story is captivating and it covers a very controversial topic. It kept me wondering after the last page. I've read it a few times and I'm still not sure what to make of everything that happens.
Born into a magical Cree world in snowy northern Manitoba, Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis are all too soon torn from their family and thrust into the hostile world of a Catholic residential school. Their language is forbidden, their names are changed to Jeremiah and Gabriel, and both boys are abused by priests.
As young men, estranged from their own people and alienated from the culture imposed upon them, the Okimasis brothers fight to survive. Wherever they go, the Fur Queen--a wily, shape-shifting trickster--watches over them with a protective eye. For Jeremiah and Gabriel are destined to be artists. Through music and dance they soar.
Kiss of the Fur Queen tackles the importance of the arts, the terror of Canadian residential schools, and the destructive force of homophobia. It's a powerful story, filled with important words and beautiful descriptions.
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