Medicine River

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Medicine River is a novel written by author Thomas King. It was first published by Viking Canada in 1989. The book was later adapted into a film version.

[edit] Plot summary

The main character, Will, is a half-Blackfoot, half-White, whose father is a bull-rider in Calgary. He was raised by his mother in Medicine River. He moves to Toronto to become a photographer. When he goes back to Medicine River for his mother's funeral he is persuaded by Harlen Bigbear, the local jack-of-all-trades, to stay and open a photographer's shop. As the book progresses we learn more and more about his life as a child, and about what life is like in the town near a Native reserve he calls home. He joins the basketball team, creates a calendar with pictures of Native peoples, and has many other adventures as the book progresses.