The one and only Anne Cameron is featured in this, our longest episode to date.

Rather than list all the things we talked about in this, the first hour long episode of the waterfowl podcast, I will simply copy the blurb from the back book cover from daugthers of copper woman from harbour publishing. Hope you enjoy our chat, i know i did. Thanks for listening, Xoxo; smf In this retelling of northwest coast native creation myths, Anne Cameron has woven togethere the lives of legendary anc historical characters to create a sublime image of the social and spiritual power of women. The book was a groundbreaking best seller when the first edition appeared in 1981 and became an underground classic, selling more than 200,000 copies in many languages. At the heartof this new edition is the entire text of the original but with important additions. In the years since Daughters of Copper woman went out of print , the author has added fresh material and a new preface. The result is a new complete version of a book that has touched a nerve in readers throughtout the world. "The oral traditions committed to print here preserve their simplicity of theme and directness of expression. They lose nothing of the sense of inherent wisdom, courage and foresight characterized in the society of woman from Vancouver island." The guardian. "The book is something of a marvel, certainly sn enhancement, an uplifting revelation. Cameron's voice is prophetic, her talents mature and powerful." Ottawa citizen. "Cameron's work compels attention, calling out for social justice and spiritual healing." Quill & Quire. Anne Cameron is the author of Dreamspeaker, a film that wonseven film awards and the Gibson Award of literature. She has published more than 30 books, many of them bestsellers, including novels, stories, poems and the legends for children and adults, and she writesscripts for film and radio. www.harbourpublishing.com