Keeper'n (1994) Me is a classic tale of homecoming and redemption. It tells the story of Garnet Raven, who returns to the remote Ojibway reserve of Whitedog at 24 after a lifetime of white foster homes, life on the streets and jail. There, under the humorous and sage guidance of Keeper, a former alcoholic, he comes to learn that home is a place you carry within you. Funny, touching, with the wisdom of traditional Native teachings at its core.

A Quality of Light (1997) is about the redemptive quality of friendship. Joshua Kane is Ojibway, raised by loving adopted white parents, and Johnny Gebhardt is a white trash kid whose home is glum and lifeless. They meet over a love of baseball and 'inventing' the game bonds them forever until a hostage taking incident years later forces them to lean on the power of that old friendship to survive. Haunting, elevating and unforgettable.  

For Joshau: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son (2002)  is the critically acclaimed memoir of a man's journey through deprivation, alcoholism and cultural displacement and the loving message to his estranged son about that journey. Wise, sad, but ultimately empowering, it's a father's wish that his son avoid the perilous footfalls that caused him such misery. Healing, honest and courageous.

Dream Wheels (2006) is about the strength of tradition, familial and cultural, and its ability to heal. It tells the story of rodeo bull rider Joe Willie Wolfchild, his crippling accident, and how he comes to help Aiden Hartley, a half-black kid from the city, recover from his own pain. It shows how bonds are formed from family, friendship and culture and how shatterproof they are when forged in those fires. Award-winning, human and inspirational.

Ragged Company (2008) tells the story of four chronically homeless people who seek shelter from a killer Arctic Front at the movies. There, they form a surprising friendship with an embittered former journalist and when they win $13.5 million in a lottery enlist his help. By turns funny, tragic and enlightening it reminds us that home is a feeling and not a destination and how our common humanity redeems us.  

One Native Life (2008) is the powerful, illuminating and acclaimed memoir that shows how the lessons of life are, as Native Canadians say, are hidden in every leaf and rock. Meditative and humane it seeks to shine a light on our need to hear each others' stories, to remeember that we are all neighbours and that we need each other. Poetic, wise and honest storytelling.