Pale Indian

Name: Pale Indian
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ISBN: 9780143015536

ISBN-10: 0143015532

ISBN-13: 9780143015536

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert Arthur Alexie

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A heartbreaking love story set against the beauty of the north.In 1972, John Daniel, an eleven-year-old Blue Indian from Aberdeen in Canada's Northwest Territories, and his six-year-old sister, Eva, were brought to live with a white couple in Alberta, having been removed from their parents by the Powers that Be. John promised he'd never go back. But in October 1984, at twenty-two, he broke that promise. A job with a drilling company brought him back to the land of his people, and Tina Joseph, to whom he was deeply attracted, encouraged him to confront the sad truths of his parents' lives.In a compelling combination of storytelling and truth-telling, "The Pale Indian" recalls the power and…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 2/22/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Robert Arthur Alexie was born and raised in Fort McPherson in Canadas Northwest Territories. He became the chief of the Tetlit Gwichin of Fort McPherson, served two terms as vice president of the Gwichin Tribal Council and helped obtain a land claim agreement for the Gwichin of the Northwest Territories. He now lives in Inuvik.