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TOTEM POLE BOOKS


Totem Pole Books is Canada's official Native publisher with titles that deal exclusively with news and information relevant to Native communities and lifestyles.

TITLES COMING SOON

Tales From Mocassin AvenueDark Legacy
The systemic discrimination
of Canada’s First Peoples
Dark Legacy is a controversial book that is long overdue, it will set the record straight concerning the volatile relationship between First Nations, the Canadian government and police forces across the land. Changes cannot be implemented until the history of Aboriginal people is understood, only then can the injustices of the past be replaced by a new governmental and judiciary
attitude that will stamp out racism and set a new platform for Aboriginal justice.

CURRENT TITLES

Tales From Mocassin AvenueFinding Carrie George
A Michael Morningstar Novel
Private Investigator Mike Morningstar is looking for Carrie George, one of a growing number of Aboriginal women gone missing. His investigation leads down a dark path of prostitution, drug abuse, and murder in the seedy underworld of the sex trade. Meanwhile, street worker Kim Lawrence crosses paths with a killer and ends up with a psycho on her trail.

 

Tales From Mocassin AvenueTales From Mocassin Avenue
An Anthology of Native Stories
A collection of narrative prose by writers of Aboriginal descent from all over Canada. These stories reflect first and foremost the rich diversity of cultural expression through which Native writers are now making themselves heard. The pieces run the gamut from 'fact' to 'fiction', from animal fable to personal essay, from conventional short story to experimental prose poem.

 

Innocent Until Proven IndianInnocent Until Proven Indian
By Frank LaRue
Native lawyer Jesse Crowchild works with relentless determination for justice in a city where dark skies hang as heavily over his head as his tragic past. Fighting to prove the innocence of Jimmy Greyeyes wrongly accused of murder, Jesse battles many evils in this murder mystery of racial prejudices, avengement and loss. Not only must Jesse find the real murderer, he must let go of his past in order to save Jimmy's life and his own.


Smoke Signals From The HeartSmoke Signals From The Heart
An anthology of stories published in Canada's national Native newspaper First Nations Drum. Articles examine challenging circumstances First Nations have faced, and celebrate the achievements of Canada's Native role models.