Red Earth: Tales of the Mi'kmaq

by Marion Robertson

The Mi'kmaq culture is brimming with tales that have been told for generations. Red Earth recounts 26 of those legends in the vivid language of storytellers.

Genres: Indigenous, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1989

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things I liked: there were some "new to me" tales, there was quite a mix of tales and information, credit was given to sources, and references to other books and authors make it easy for someone to explore further.
Things I didn't like: it is a very disjointed book, with a lot of tales being so brief that they seem more like snippets than tales, and reading indigenous folkmore by indigenous authors is so much richer in my experience.

[Kevin Doherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved reading about the old stories and mythology of the Mi’kmaq people.

[Armanis Ar-Feinial · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the beginning of it, as it goes into cultural context of the ancient times pre colonialism to set the tone of the stories they're about to tell.