Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.75" x .75"
ISBN 0 920806 81 3
In the fall of 1907, one of the most unusual cases in the history of Canadian jurisprudence commenced in Norway House, Manitoba. Charged with murder was old Jack Fiddler, a shaman and leader of the Sucker clan from the upper Severn River in what is now Northwestern Ontario. Joseph Fiddler, Jack's younger brother, was also charged. Their alleged crime was the killing of a possessed woman who had turned into the dreaded windigo.
Killing The Shamen is the true and fascinating account of the events that lead up to the "murder," the trial and the aftermath. The present work completes the trilogy of Sandy Lake stories, including Sacred Legends ( 0 921254 776), Legends From The Forest (0 920806 643) and Killing The Shamen
Originally from St. Marys, Ontario, James R. Stevens has co-authored several books with First Nations holymen and leaders, including James Redsky, Chief Dan Kennedy and Chief Thomas Fiddler, Stevens resides in Thunder Bay, Ontario
"... a vivid and compelling history of a people" (The Globe & Mail)
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Killing The Shamen
