Buffalo Is the New Buffalo
Chelsea Vowel
5.00 · 1 ratings · Published: 07 Jun 2022
Inspired by classic and contemporary speculative fiction, Buffalo Is the New Buffalo explores science fiction tropes through a M�tis lens: a Two-Spirit rougarou (shapeshifter) in the nineteenth century tries to solve a murder in her community and joins the n�hiyaw-pwat (Iron Confederacy) in order to successfully stop Canadian colonial expansion into the West. A M�tis man is gored by a radioactive bison, gaining super strength, but losing the ability to be remembered by anyone not related to him by blood. Nanites babble to babies in Cree, virtual reality teaches transformation, foxes take human form and wreak havoc on hearts, buffalo roam free, and beings grapple with the thorny problem of healing from colonialism.
Indigenous futurisms seek to discover the impact of colonization, remove its psychological baggage, and recover ancestral traditions. These eight short stories of "M�tis futurism" explore Indigenous existence and resistance through the specific lens of being M�tis. Expansive and eye-opening, Buffalo Is the New Buffalo rewrites our shared history in provocative and exciting ways.
- sc-fi 4
- lgbtq+ 3
- indigenous mc 3
- climate change/pollution 2
- alternate history 2
- female mc 2
- post-apocalyptic 1
- protagonists of colour 1
- disaster/catastrophe 1
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- format - reader age
- anthology 2
- adult fiction 1