If since Hemingway the benchmark for complex short stories is their icebergqualityie the fact that the largest part of what informs a complex and wellwritten story is actually hidden underneath the surface of what appears on the page then Mehlmanns stories easily reach this level of complexity Her characters and conflicts have profound psychological depth but only a fraction of that complexity is manifest on the surface while underneath there is an entire world of what is displaced repressed forgotten disremembered and untold with nuanced dialogues and roaring silences this book will captivate and be of interest to all readers regardless of their ethnicity nation gender or sociocultural standing Indigenous authors in Canada today are producing world literature that does what oral traditions and literature in any language have always done teaching us who we are who the others are and how we must live as good human beings so that coming generations can also live meaningful lives on this planet ltbr gt Dr Hartmut Lutz professor emeritus and former chair of American and Canadian Studies Anglophone Literatures and Cultures of North America at the University of Greifswald Germany

The stories and memories contained in this book are honest gritty harsh and uncensored They depict a reality that needs to be told It is about the resilience of a People who have lived through racism poverty hatred and blame but in the end continue to build with unwavering pride ltbr gt Carol Rose Daniels author ofBearskin Diary