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Vowel, Chelsea.
Subjects
Métis -- Ethnic identity -- Fiction.
Métis -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Shapeshifting -- Fiction.
Métis -- History -- Fiction.
Short stories, Canadian -- First Nations authors.
Short stories, Canadian -- Women authors.
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Vowel, Chelsea.
Métis -- Ethnic identity -- Fiction.
Métis -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Shapeshifting -- Fiction.
Métis -- History -- Fiction.
Short stories, Canadian -- First Nations authors.
Short stories, Canadian -- Women authors.
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Buffalo
is the
new
buffalo
:
stories
/ Chelsea Vowel.
by
Vowel, Chelsea.
Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022.
Call #:
FICTION VOW
Subjects
Métis -- Ethnic identity -- Fiction.
Métis -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Shapeshifting -- Fiction.
Métis -- History -- Fiction.
Short
stories
, Canadian -- First Nations authors.
Short
stories
, Canadian -- Women authors.
ISBN:
9781551528793 (trade pbk.)
Description:
341 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Locating myself -- Preface -- Introduction --
Buffalo
bird -- Michif man -- Dirty wings -- Maggie Sue -- A lodge within her mind -- Âniskôhôcikan -- I, Bison -- Unsettled -- Conclusion -- Acnowledgments -- References.
Summary:
Powerful
stories
of "Metis futurism" that envision a world without violence, capitalism, or colonization. "Education is the
new
buffalo
" is a metaphor widely used among Indigenous peoples in Canada to signify the importance of education to their survival and ability to support themselves, as once Plains nations supported themselves as
buffalo
peoples. The assumption is that many of the pre-Contact ways of living are forever gone, so adaptation is necessary. But Chelsea Vowel asks, "Instead of accepting that the
buffalo
, and our ancestral ways, will never come back, what if we simply ensure that they do?" Inspired by classic and contemporary speculative fiction,
Buffalo
Is the
New
Buffalo
explores science fiction tropes through a Metis lens: a Two-Spirit rougarou (shapeshifter) in the nineteenth century tries to solve a murder in her community and joins the nehiyaw-pwat (Iron Confederacy) in order to successfully stop Canadian colonial expansion into the West. A Metis man is gored by a radioactive bison, gaining super strength, but losing the ability to be remembered by anyone not related to him by blood. Nanites babble to babies in Cree, virtual reality teaches transformation, foxes take human form and wreak havoc on hearts,
buffalo
roam free, and beings grapple with the thorny problem of healing from colonialism. Indigenous futurisms seek to discover the impact of colonization, remove its psychological baggage, and recover ancestral traditions. These eight short
stories
of "Metis futurism" explore Indigenous existence and resistance through the specific lens of being Metis. Expansive and eye-opening,
Buffalo
Is the
New
Buffalo
rewrites our shared history in provocative and exciting ways.
Genre:
Science fiction.
Short
stories
.
Short
stories
, Canadian.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Science Fiction
FICTION VOW
Adult Trade Paperback Books
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Jul 15, 2024
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Adult Science Fiction
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Jul 10, 2024
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