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Since its first publication in 1981, Daughters of Copper Woman has become an underground classic, selling over 200,000 copies. Now comes a new edition that includes many pieces cut from the original as well as fresh material added by the author. Here finally, after twenty-two years of gathering dust, is the complete version of the groundbreaking bestseller.
In this, her best-loved work, Anne Cameron has created a timeless retelling of northwest coast Native myths that together create a sublime image of the social and spiritual power of woman. Cameron weaves together the lives of legendary and imaginary characters, creating a work of fiction with an intensity of style matched by the power of its subject.
In this, her best-loved work, Anne Cameron has created a timeless retelling of northwest coast Native myths that together create a sublime image of the social and spiritual power of woman. Cameron weaves together the lives of legendary and imaginary characters, creating a work of fiction with an intensity of style matched by the power of its subject.
About the Author
Anne Cameron was born in Nanaimo, BC. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. In 1979, her film Dreamspeaker, directed by Claude Jutra, won seven Canadian Film Awards, including best script. After being published as a novel, Dreamspeaker went on to win the Gibson Award for Literature. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground classic Daughters of Copper Woman, its sequel, Dzelarhons, novels, stories, poems and legends - for adults and children. Her most recent novels are Family Resemblances, Hardscratch Row, and a new, revised edition of Daughters of Copper Woman. She lives in Tahsis, BC
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Enchanting and painful history,
By R. Ferwerda (Utrecht, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daughters Of Copper Woman (Paperback)
The story that is being told here, goes directly to the heart. The whole book breathes a feeling of ancient indian mythology and knowledge. It is enchanting to read about this vast amount of indian knowledge and about the completeness of their view on the world, which is so different from 'western' approaches. It is also painful to read about the losses as a result of wars and as a result of their being unique and not adapted. But it is an important lesson to see how they deal with this loss, and how they can place themselves in a changing and evolving world, where civilizations rise, flourish and decline and where everyone has its place in time.
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anne cameron's vast integrity,
By lee ferrell- Ryokan (Californicatia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daughters Of Copper Woman (Paperback)
I met anne at a talk at Fairhaven College in 1988, during the time of _Stubby Amberchuck and the Holy Grail._ I am male, but I've never encountered a soul so great, so deeply wise about ancient female wisdom nearly elided by silly patriarchal western tradition domination. The ancient female center is still present and wise, as Anne has opened to a few readers. I still dream of the ancient female center rising in the world to end the depradations of male-economic-plutocracy, still excising the traditional people and women as quietly as they can, all over the surface of dear old Gaia. Anne is an oracle. Give her to _all_ your children, esp. boys when they are still young enough to be reached before patriarchy's testosterone poisoning reaches them. Homage to the ancient female center. Ryokan
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Daughters of Copper Woman,
By A Customer
This review is from: Daughters Of Copper Woman (Paperback)
My first reaction to this book was that it was one of the most beautifully written books I have read, one that cries out to be read aloud. Anne Cameron's sentences read like poetry rather than prose, very lyrical and rhythmical. There's no way its content could be fiction; she must have talked with the women memorizers who remember the oral legends for the Vancouver Nootka Native American tribes. Copper Woman is both the mother of the tribe from whom they are all descended and the respected Old Woman that is within each woman helping her to endure, to remember the old secrets and teachings, and to relearn any lost secrets. Copper Woman is there when the "keestadores" turned the Nootka world upside down and is there yet today as the Woman's Society shares its knowledge and soft power with all the women of the world.
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