Dreamspeaker Author:Cam Hubert, Anne Cameron First a multiple award-winning film produced for television, then a novel and winner of the 1978 Gibson Literary Award, then a perennial bestseller, Dreamspeaker is the powerful and deeply moving story of a boy caught between two worlds, who learns too late the healing strength of faith and love. In a desperate attempt to escape the institution ... more »where he has been committed and to exorcise the unnamed evil that haunts him, Peter Baxter runs deep into the forests of British Columbia. Hungry, injured and pursued by inescapable horror, Peter is rescued by an old Native Dreamspeaker and his mute companion. Through their teachings, Peter discovers the power of the Indian spirit world--and the courage to face his terror alone.
This book was written under the alias of "Cam Hubert", who now writes under her real name, Anne Cameron. Anne Cameron (born August 20, 1938 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a Canadian novelist, poet, screenwriter and short story writer. Much of her work is inspired by First Nations mythology and culture. A prolific writer, her better known works include Daughters of Copper Woman (1981), Dzelarhons: Mythology of the Northwest Coast (1986), and Child of Her People (1987).« less