In, At Geronimo's Grave, Armand Garnet Ruffo, who was born and raised in northern Ontario, draws upon his Ojibwe heritage to discuss the reality of Geronimo, the great Apache warrior's fate which is little remembered. In, At Geronimo's Grave, Armand Garnet Ruffo uses the Apache warrior's life as a metaphor for the lives of many of the abandoned Indigenous people on this continent. He uses straightforward language to examine the lives and experiences of people who struggle to make their way in a world that has no place for them, starting with Geronimo himself.

An Anthology of Indigenous Literatures in English: Voices From Canada is edited by Armand Garnet Ruffo of with Ojibway ancestry, and Katherena Vermette of Métis descent. An Anthology of Indigenous Literatures in English: Voices From Canada, is the most diverse and comprehensive anthology of Indigenous literatures in Canada. Over twenty years after the publication of its groundbreaking first edition, this collection continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage of Indigenous literatures within Canada available in one volume.

Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird is an innovative and rich biography of this charismatic and troubled figure. Drawing upon years of extensive research, including interviews with Morrisseau himself, Ojibwe poet and author Armand Garnet Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, in all its vivid triumphs and tragedies: his first solo and breakthrough exhibition at the Pollock Gallery in Toronto; his legendary Garden Party where he and his agent Jack Pollock flew a coterie of critics and patrons from Toronto to remote Beardmore for an afternoon tea party.

The Thunderbird Poems is a slim collection by Ojibwe author, poet and filmmaker Armand Garnet Ruffo's tribute to the late artist Norval Morrisseau's artwork. These inspired poems are organized into four sections: Life Scroll; Shaman Rider; Mother of All Things; and Indian Canoe. The poems were inspired by Ruffo's study of Morrisseau's artwork. This poetic inspiration from art pieces allows the reader a unique avenue into Morrisseau's meanings, traditions and emotions. Mature content.

Introduction to Indigenous Literary Criticism in Canada editors, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Heather Macfarlane, gathered this collection that serves to trace the development of Indigenous literatures while highlighting major trends and themes. The anthology collects 26 indispensable critical essays, from E. Pauline Johnson to Daniel Heath Justice. Though Canadian critics and writers are emphasized, some key works of Native American literary criticism such as N. Scott Momaday, Kimberley Blaeser, Qwo-Li Driskill, and Daniel Heath Justice are also included.

Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird is an innovative and rich biography of this charismatic and troubled figure. Drawing upon years of extensive research, including interviews with Morrisseau himself, Ojibwe poet and author Armand Garnet Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, in all its vivid triumphs and tragedies: his first solo and breakthrough exhibition at the Pollock Gallery in Toronto; his legendary Garden Party where he and his agent Jack Pollock flew a coterie of critics and patrons from Toronto to remote Beardmore for an afternoon tea party.

Indigenous Poetics in Canada broadens the way in which Indigenous poetry is examined, studied, and discussed in Canada. Breaking from the parameters of traditional English literature studies, this volume embraces a wider sense of poetics, including Indigenous oralities, languages, and understandings of place. Featuring work by academics and poets, the book examines four elements of Indigenous poetics. First, it explores the poetics of memory: collective memory, the persistence of Indigenous poetic consciousness, and the relationships that enable the Indigenous storytelling process.

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(Ad)dressing Our Words: Aboriginal Perspectives on Aboriginal Literature edited by Armand Garnet Ruffo is a critical anthology of essays by Aboriginal academics provides an in-depth analysis of the emerging body of literature by Aboriginal authors. The contributors study the works of their peers with an insightful understanding of the significance of contemporary literature within Aboriginal cultural paradigms.This critical anthology of essays by Aboriginal academics provides an in-depth analysis of the emerging body of literature by Aboriginal authors.

Opening in the Sky is the first book of poems published by Armand Garnet Ruffo. Many of the poems previously appeared in literary magazines and anthologies. Ruffo draws on his Ojibway background to explore issues of identity, alienation, liberation, love and loss. This sensitive and powerful collection displays a fresh perspective of contemporary Native reality. Recommended for Naïve literature courses at the senior high school and post secondary levels.