Includes index. Originally published: Toronto : Doubleday Canada, 2012.

Forget Columbus -- The end of the trail -- Too heavy to lift -- One name to rule them all -- We are sorry -- Like cowboys and Indians -- Forget about it -- What Indians want -- As long as the grass is green -- Happy ever after.

Meditation about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. Insights of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. Refashions old stories about historical events and figures, takes a sideways look at film and pop culture, relates experiences with activism, and articulates an understanding of laws and treaties on Native peoples and lands. .

Canada Reads, 2015 finalist