Taapoategl & Pallet: a Mi'kmaq journey of loss & survival
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
This novel tells the story of two Mi'kmaq individuals, two centuries apart. A girl named Taapoategl shows incredible faithfulness to culture and family in the most difficult of circumstances during the mid-18th century colonization by European settlers. A boy, Pallet,… in the mid-20th century, embarks on a five-year wilderness quest for personal and cultural identity during which he enters an altered reality and encounters the storytelling foundation of his world. The stories of Taapoategl and Pallet converge in a dramatic and unforgettable way. 2017.