Trailblazer. Residential school Survivor. First Treaty Indigenous player in the NHL. All of these descriptions are true -- but none of them tell the whole story. Fred Sasakamooses memoir intersects Canadian history and Indigenous politics, and follows his journey to reclaim pride in an identity that had previously been used against him.
Formatted Contents Note: Ahtahkaloop otaskiy = Ahtahkaloop's world -- Nīkihk = Home -- Kiskinwahamākēwikamik = The school -- The St. Michael's sīsīpak = The St. Michael's Ducks -- Kotak nīkihk = A second home -- Peyakwahpitew sōniskwātahikēwinowak = The team -- Ka-kochi = The tryouts -- Kici-sōniskwātahikēwinikamikok = The big leagues -- Ka-pe-kiwet = Homecoming -- Tipiyawēwihowin = Property -- Pahkisimōtāhk = Out West -- Nikotwāsomitanaw cipahikanis napew = The sixty-minute man -- Yēkawiskāwikamāhk = Sandy Lake -- Miywanohk-pimātisiwin = A new way of life -- Okimāw kā-pitihkwēk mistik = Chief Thunderstick -- Epilogue.