Recollecting Courage Robert Wells made a promise

Robert Wells made a promise to an Elder in his childhood that one day he would tell the stories of his three friends Esther Faries

these 16 essays critically examine bottom-up

land rights issues

to Lake Superior

the outing of Grey Owl

Recollecting Courage Robert Wells made a promiseRecollecting is a rich collection of essays that illuminates the lives of late eighteenth century to mid twentieth century Aboriginal women, who have been overlooked in sweeping narratives of the history of the West. Some essays focus on individuals such as a trader, or a performer. Other essays examine cohorts of women such as wives, midwives, seamstresses, and nuns. Authors look beyond the documentary record and standard representations of women,