Return to the Drum: Teaching Among the Dene in Canada's North

By Miggs Wynne Morris

Return to the Drum is a story about survival-the survival of a people and their way of life#46; Focusing on the history of the Sahtuot'ine of Great Bear Lake and the struggles that follow their first encounters with Euro#45;Canadians in the 1800s#44; Miggs Wynne Morris weaves together their story with her own#46;

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896300316
• ISBN13: 9781896300313
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: NeWest Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

More than a Memoir - Editorial review (abbreviated)

Return to the Drum is more than a memoir. Morris is a thoughtful, respectful and self-critical writer. Her descriptions - often recalling actual conversations - are fresh and lively. She has a great respect and admiration for the people in the community. It is eminently readable

Beautifully writtern

Return to the Drum is beautifully written, interesting,honest, thought-provoking,and in every way, excellent. I do hope that everyone who has an interest in the needs of Aboriginal people - and that should be all of us -- will read it as an important and well-told message

Return To The Drum - a must read!

I loved this book as it contains the elements I enjoy in a good read - stories of ordinary people living, laughing and coming to appreciate each other. It is about a people's strength as they survive and adapt with dignity to the many challenges inflicted upon them across the years. It is about the author, a young Welsh teacher, who goes to the Arctic and ends up learning a great deal! The two stories intertwine as we learn about the Dene Indian's daily life in this northern community and their past. You finish the book having laughed, cried, being angry and ultimately caring about these people. It is beautifully written, interesting, honest and thought-provoking. It is a must read for anyone interested in the needs of Aboriginal people -and that should be all of us.