I look up the sleeve of his suit to his face, his serious green gold-flecked eyes. I shouldn’t let him hold my hand, not now, not after everything, but I don’t pull away. Then someone takes my hand, and it’s familiar, the heat of his skin, the slender yet masculine fingers enfolding mine. He says, “Let’s just get this over with.” I wish I knew what he meant. He gazes straight ahead, his jaw set in determination or anger or something else I can’t identify. He’s wearing a suit, black jacket and everything: dark gray button-down shirt, shiny shoes, a striped silver tie. That’s when I see my brother walking beside me. A warm breeze stirring the trees.Ī Black Wing must be nearby, really nearby, if the raging grief is any indication. Overhead the sky is a pure, cloudless blue. It’s not the hillside from my vision, not the forest fire, not anyplace I’ve seen before. I walk among pine trees up a gentle slope. I feel it over everything else, a terrible grief that chokes me, blurs my sight, weighs down my feet as I move through the tall grass.
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Quite intentionally described by the author as an “account” and not a “history,” the work is an at times glib, often funny, yet always serious observation of what it meant and means to be a Cherokee, Sioux, Mohawk, or one of the hundreds of tribal peoples that have been recklessly, sadly, and injuriously lumped together into the meaningless if convenient grouping called “Indian.” One such entertainment is King’s new book, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America. “What we are left with is a series of entertainments.” “Most of the history of Indians in North America has been forgotten,” says Canadian (and Cherokee) author Thomas King. Glib humor gives way to serious discussion of historic and modern treatment of Indians. 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A number of patients were admitted when it was too late even for heroic measures. Doctors and nurses alike wondered if what they did for terminally-ill patients was not, in some cases, too extreme. With their skill, dedication, and the resources of modern science, they sometimes were almost too successful. Many patients, quite simply, were dying, and the staff strove mightily to prolong their lives. Working in the ICU was both emotionally grueling and physically exhausting. The others accused her of being “sooo sensitive.” Justine, the union rep, wore t-shirts emblazoned with defiant slogans, like “Nurses Care But It’s Not in the Budget.” Shalof was the one who had been to university. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes. Laura set the tone with her quick remarks. The team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as “Laura’s Line.” They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs. |