“Where did your dog come from?” It sprang from my mouth before I sussed that she was a nutter.
“Turtle Island, like us all,” she replied. And fixing a crazy gimlet on me for a once-over added, “I've always admired the wisdom of your people . . .”
I was confused. My people? My people came from a trailer park. And then it dawned on me . . . Big green parka . . . two huskies . . . long black braid. I was her idea of Tantoo Cardinal. It was time to cracker-up my winter look before my real ’Nish friends got wind of this.
Photo of Grey Owl, 1931. Copyright © Parks Canada.
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