Old Moccasins: And Other Stories

By Dennis Allen

A darkly funny, deeply human portrait of life, love, and survival on a northern reserve where hope and hardship walk hand in hand.

In linked tales set on the Rabbit-Skin River Indian Reserve, a remote northern community of 500, we follow Jimmy Whiskey-Jack--an unscrupulous but lovable schemer--and his cheerful sidekick, Chubby Larue, as they stumble from absurd escapades like inheriting a hearse into the heart of life on the rez. Around Jimmy orbit unforgettable figures: Auntie Gertie, the tough, tender matriarch; Father Binette, the well-meaning priest; Isaac Rat-Skin, the last medicine man; Ida Scow, the no-nonsense band manager; and Chief Truman Two-Faces, whose antics skewer colonial bureaucracy. At Effie's Caf --the community's beating heart--gossip flows, love endures, and resilience reigns. Both humorous and haunting, Old Moccasins captures the spirit, struggle, and enduring strength of life on the Rabbit-Skin River Reserve.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487013736
• ISBN13: 9781487013738
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Astoria
• Length: 368 Pages
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 2.0" x 5.5"