Indian Medicine

A darkly funny, deeply human portrait of life, love, and survival on a northern reserve where hope and hardship walk hand in hand.

In linked tales set on the Rabbit-Skin River Indian Reserve, a remote northern community of 500, we follow Jimmy Whiskey-Jack—an unscrupulous but lovable schemer—and his cheerful sidekick, Chubby Larue, as they stumble from absurd escapades like inheriting a hearse into the heart of life on the rez. Around Jimmy orbit unforgettable figures: Auntie Gertie, the to...