Binding: Hardcover
Description: For decades the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character - an alter ego of sorts a shape - shifting time - travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases it is finally time to hear her story in her own words. And in doing so to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre - demolishing work of genius the imagined history of a legendary figure through which profound truths emerge - a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world its past its present and its possibilities. Volume One which covers the period from the creation of the universe to the confederation of Canada follows Miss Chief as she moves through time from a complex lived experience of Cree cosmology to the arrival of European settlers many of whom will be familiar to students of history. An open - hearted being she tries to live among those settlers and guide them to a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings and the world itself. As their numbers grow though so does conflict and Miss Chief begins to understand that the challenges posed by the hordes of newly arrived Europeans will mean ever greater danger for her her people and by extension all of the world she cherishes. Blending history fiction and memoir in bold new ways The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And in their power to reshape our shared understanding they promise to change the way we see everything that lies ahead.
Title: The Memoirs Of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 1 A True And Exact Accounting Of The History Of Turtle Island
Author(s): Gordon Gisele
Publisher: Mcclelland & Stewart Inc.
Barcode: 9780771061226
Pages: 264 Pages, 264 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 11/7/2023
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs