Shinchi's Canoe Salish (Séliš) part white—is an ambitious young

part white—is an ambitious young girl whose grandfather

this multisited interdisciplinary study connects military occupation to exclusionary border policies

Others work from a very different direction

as well as nature and the rich community life

With a Brief History of Waaswaagoning Ojibweg by Leon Valliere

Shinchi's Canoe Salish (Séliš) part white—is an ambitious youngWhen they arrive at school, Shi shi etko reminds Shinchi, her six year old brother, that they can only use their English names and that they can't speak to each other. For Shinchi, life becomes an endless cycle of church mass, school, and work, punctuated by skimpy meals. He finds solace at the river, clutching a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from his father, and dreaming of the day when the salmon return to the river a sign that its almost time to return