... McLeod is remarkably frank ... McLeod’s power as a writer elevates them in unexpected and elegant ways ... Mamaskatch...spirals through vignettes that are by turns heart-wrenching and humorous, despairing and loving, and as they swirl together we see how McLeod makes his story complete and realizes order out of the chaos of his experiences.
To undo the multiple evils of Canadian racism, we need to see it clearly. Unflinchingly honest accounts like McLeod’s allow us to see much of the past that has been obscured and distorted for non-Indigenous Canadians ... Anyone who cares about reconciliation and enjoys powerful prose narrative will be glad to have read this important book.
