| Kiyâm: Poems Contributor(s): McIlwraith, Naomi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1926836693 ISBN-13: 9781926836690 Publisher: Athabasca University Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Canadian - Poetry | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2012427744 |
| Series: Mingling Voices |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 7.4" (0.55 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through poems that move between the two languages, McIlwraith explores the beauty of the intersection between n hiyaw win, the Plains Cree language, and English, kay s mowin. Written to honour her father's facility in n hiyaw win and her mother's beauty and generosity as an inheritor of Cree, Ojibwe, Scottish, and English, kiy m articulates a powerful yearning for family, history, peace, and love. |