Thunder Through My Veins Tpb

by Gregory Scofield

Book Overview

Few people can justify a memoir at the age of 33. Gregory Scofield is the exception, a young man who has inhabited several lives in the time most of us can manage only one. Thunder Through My Veins is his traumatic, tender and hopeful story of his fight to rediscover and accept himself. Born into a M tis family of Cree, Scottish, English and French descent but never told of his heritage, Gregory knew he was different. His father disappeared after...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0006385435
• ISBN13: 9780006385431
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Mixed Blood

This book can break the heart, but if you have ever felt just a little bit of an outsider, you will rejoice at the author's acceptance of his past, his present and his hope for the future. Yes, it addresses that difficult in-between world of so-called "white" and "Indian", and the mystifying world of the Metis...I felt for Mr. Scofield as he wandered and wondered about the strange world of differences. It is heartening that he had guides to steer his way into accepting the role of a Northwestern Metis; I didn't have that benefit (and probably never will for the generations to come, as the U.S. will not acknowledge the Metis as a people in their own right.) The author made his own choices in a world that can be cripplingly confusing, through mental health care facilities and his struggle with his family, his sexuality, and his role in this world. It's an inspiring read, no matter what you call yourself- Indian, white, black, whatever... I "smiled out loud" at his grace in embracing his Metis culture, and his desire to help all people. We struggle, but only to accept ourselves. A beautiful book.