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Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age by Darrel J. McLeod

4.0

A memoir of one man who discovered the voices of his ancestors, and his own queer self, despite generations of colonial trauma, and oppression. His reflections are full of tenderness and nightmare. They will break to the center of your heart, even as they open your eyes to a bold and fulfilled life.  'Mamaskatch' is the Cree word used to express a dream shared. Darrel J. McLeod shares the dream that was passed to him through his mother's love. A dream embodied in reclaiming his Cree heritage, and revealed to us through an unflinching retelling of his coming of age, and stories rich with love for his family.