The McDonald FamilyThere is a world of out sight and soon to be out of memory that intrigues and compels us, that of the First Nations who lived in remote, wild places using ingenuity and traditional ways to carve a rich life far from urban comforts. The McDonalds, once one of a tribe of sixteen families, lived from the land in the rugged Northern Rockies for many centuries.
Allison Tubman, one of the last of her tribe, has gathered her memories and accounts from surviving members of the clan along with rich cache of photographs to tell the story of this loving and resourceful family. Her stories, rich in detail, humour and humanity, offer a glimpse into a little known traditional way of life that will soon be lost. |
"If one Indian has food, everyone has it." ~ Charlie McDonald 
Nellie and Charlie McDonald, Moose Lake, B.C., November 1959
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"The McDonalds" was awarded the Silver Medal for the IPPY Awards Canada West, Best Regional Non-Fiction and was chosen as 2014 Book of the Year, Silver Regional winner for IndieFab Awards.
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"Grandpa would make wooden and moose hide boats, us kids would go play around the riverbank while he made them. He would make boats right where the West Toad ran into the main Toad. Walter would always build rafts while Grandpa built boats." |