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Bibliography:
"Halfe Louise Bernice." Poets.ca. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.
"Louise Bernice Halfe | Exploring Contemporary Canadian Voices." Louise Bernice Halfe | Exploring Contemporary Canadian Voices. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.
"Rita Joe." - The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.
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Louise Bernice Halfe (1953 - Present)
-Two Hills, Alberta
-Blue Quills Residential School
-Cree name : Sky Dancer
-published in 1994
Rita Joe (1932-2007)
-Mi’kmaq
-Cape Breton Island, NS
-Shubenacadie Indian
Residential School
-published in 1978
GENERAL THEMES OF
KISS OF THE FUR QUEEN (5)
- Family
-Culture Clash
-Assimilation
I Lost My Talk
Mi'kmaq poet, Rika Joe
Questions to consider :
Who is the 'speaker' of this poem?
Does this poem incorporate any of the main themes behind The Kiss of the Fur Queen?
How is this poem connected to the first one?
Attention on...
"You snatched it away" (line 5)
"I think I like you" (line 7)
"I create like you" (line 8)
How is the loss of language connected to assimilation?
"How, for God's sake, does one say 'concert pianist' in Cree?" (189)
Why is it necessary for in order for people to better understand different nations and cultures? (line 14-15)
Lines 1-4 Literal vs. Figural
Wafers and wine ; the Catholic tradition of drinking wine and eating wafer = the flesh and blood of Jesus.
How do the laws around residential schools in the novel affect the siblings?
Does speaker address the topic in any way?
Ideas on the 'healing churches' (line 22)?
Any recurring phrases?
Keep those in mind and how that may be related the next poem.