Being Legendary at Royal Ontario Museum : Confronting Colonialism, Rethinking History Politics Melissa’s colloquial and open tone

Melissa’s colloquial and open tone and anecdotes from her lived experiences make the book extra personal

and community life

and the elders warn that they cannot afford to stay indefinitely

This book is selected as a recommended title in the 2009 First Nations Libraries Community Reads program

Being Legendary at Royal Ontario Museum : Confronting Colonialism, Rethinking History Politics Melissa’s colloquial and open toneKent Monkman (b. 1965) is an interdisciplinary Cree visual artist. A member of Fisher River Cree Nation in Treaty 5 Territory (Manitoba), he lives and works in Dish With One Spoon Territory (Toronto). Being Legendary presents a new and never before published body of work by internationally renowned Cree artist Kent Monkman. Provocative and groundbreaking, Monkman focuses on two of the most urgent topics in todays cultural world by posing the following