ISBN: 9781916632066
Price: £10.00
Publication Date: 6 February 2025

In the wake of white supremacist attempts to deny the citizenship of Indigenous people in their own lands, this novel reminds us of the violence inherent in colonial America’s history and present. From the perspective of the trickster deity Coyote, author Robin de Rosario introduces us to three generations of the Akote people. We witness their collective and individual resistance to the denial, disenfranchisement and destruction of the roots, lands, and lives of First Nation tribes in the southwest. ‘Coyote’ is a product of the complex legacies that emerge from intergenerational trauma, and the chilling perpetuation of dehumanisation under the guise of capitalism and Western democracy.

Original synopsis:

In the canyons of the Southwest, the Akote welcome Francis Meavy, a white trader, into their tribe. Meanwhile, the invading US is encroaching on their land…

Coyote, the trickster deity, observes one indigenous family over the course of three generations as they come to terms with the emotional inheritance of culture and race, and what it means to be a son, husband, and father in times of war.