A Short History of Indians in Canada is a collection of short stories by Thomas King, published by HarperCollins in 2005. Although the majority of the stories deal with issues surrounding First Nations people, the topics and styles are quite diverse.
The book won the McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award in 2006.
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