Alanda Greene
As a young girl, pre-school to mid-teens, I walked many times with my father on the natural prairie grassland of southern Alberta. At that time, early 1950’s and on, there were still large areas of unplowed land. My father showed me tipi circles set along the rims of coulees, showed buffalo wallows and explained how they were made, pointed out the ancient deep grooves where herds followed trails in the coulees. He showed me bones, arrowheads and as we walked, he told stories of the people who had lived here for hundreds of years…
NAPI'S DANCE
Napi’s Dance is historical fiction, set in the early 1900’s in southern Alberta. This is a time of tremendous upheaval, disruption and change. The book is extensively researched and includes several pages of resources for those who wish to learn more about this extraordinary period.
Snake Woman, of the Kainai or Blood tribe of the Blackfoot people, and Eleanor, a young settler woman, are confronted with the challenges and change of this land and the times.
NAPI'S BRAID
Napi’s Braid is historical fiction. It continues the story of Snake Woman and Eleanor introduced in the novel Napi’s Dance.It also includes segments and memories of Snake Woman’s nearly four decades in eastern Canada before she finally returned to home in Napi’s land of souther Alberta. It is a time of upheaval and change for this land, for the people who dwell in and moved through it for thousands of years, and also for the newcomers who arrived full of hope and ideas but generally with little knowledge or understanding of the place and beings who dwelled with it.
The history of this period, early 1900s has been extensively researched and includes many sources consulted in the writing of the book, fo those who wish to explore further this fascinating period.
The Impermanence of Broccoli and Other Lessons From the Garden
The chapters in this book describe learnings and understandings that unfolded over many years of nurturing my garden.The garden is a reflective, quiet place where I can watch the pattern of my thoughts. It’s a place where I can learn about myself and about the life that surrounds me.
