{"product_id":"my-indian-misel-joe-9781550818789","title":"My Indian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: APMA BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD - SHORTLIST***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***2022 BMO WINTERSET AWARD - LONGLIST***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***2022-2023 HACKMATACK AWARD: ENGLISH FICTION - SHORTLIST***\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***2022 IPPY AWARDS: MULTICULTURAL FICTION: JUV\/YA - SILVER***\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1822, William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals, Cormack refers to his guide only as \"My Indian.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, almost two hundred years later, Mi'sel Joe and Sheila O'Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe, the Mi'kmaw guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction, \u003cem\u003eMy Indian\u003c\/em\u003e follows Sylvester Joe from his birth (in what is now known as Miawpukek First Nation) and early life in his community to his journey across the island with Cormack. But will Sylvester Joe lead Cormack to the Beothuk, or will he protect the Beothuk and lead his colonial explorer away? \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn rewriting the narrative of Cormack's journey from the perspective of his Mi'kmaw guide, \u003cem\u003eMy Indian \u003c\/em\u003ereclaims Sylvester Joe's identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mi'sel Joe, Sheila O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550818783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550818789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Breakwater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Mi'sel Joe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049535631615,"sku":"9781550818789","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6752d82b-0af7-4e44-9149-79d2ee8928d0.jpg?v=1685002062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-indian-misel-joe-9781550818789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}