I particularly liked the last story "Borders" about a mother and daughter trying to cross the border from Canada to the US answering the question as to their citizenship by saying they are Blackfoot. And other stories are about natives trying to maintain their unique ways while surrounded by white society. In "Totem" totem poles keeps appearing in the corner of a museum even though there never were any displayed in the museum. In "The Seat in the Garden" a home owner keeps seeing an Indian in his garden but other people can't see him. Other stories are about ordinary people to whom extraordinary things happen. Going to see Raven." That should give you a feel of how the stories involving Coyote go. In the story "The One about Coyote going West" the narrator starts off "This one is about Coyote. Many of these stories concern Coyote, the trickster, a motif in many Native American stories. Thomas King appears to be that rare breed of writer that can deliver a good short story that is engaging.
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