''Dance Me Outside'' is a collection of short stories written by

W. P. Kinsella William Patrick "W. P." Kinsella (May 25, 1935September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel ''Shoeless Joe'' (1982), which was adapted into the movie ''Field of Dreams'' in 1989. His work often concern ...

in 1977. The book contains seventeen stories narrated by Silas Ermineskin and is set on a Cree Indian reserve in Central

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and is about what happens in the lives of the people that live on the reserve.

Film and television adaptions

In 1995, Bruce McDonald directed the film Dance Me Outside starring Ryan Black,

Hugh Dillon Hugh Dillon (born May 31, 1963) is a Canadian singer and actor who is the lead vocalist of rock band Headstones. He is also a film and television actor; his notable roles include Mike Sweeney in '' Durham County,'' Ed Lane in '' Flashpoint'' an ...

, and Adam Beach, an adaption of the book by Kinsella. A year later in 1996, the television show '' The Rez'' was first aired, which was also an adaption of the book by Kinsella.

References

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