Killing the Shamen
Cree Legends of Sandy Lake, no. 2
by Chief Thomas Fiddler and James R. Stevens
In 1907, one of the most unusual cases in the history of Canadian jurisprudence commenced, in which cultural codes stood utterly opposed. This is an engrossing historical account of a “murder,” the trial, and the aftermath.
Ages 14–17, Grades 9–12, 222 pages, 6’’ x 9’’, 30 b&w archival photographs, 2003, Penumbra Press
ISBN 0920806813 $24.95 paperback
