THE HIAWATHA. Copyright © 1999 by David Treuer. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address Picador, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

Picador® is a U.S. registered trademark and is used by
St. Martin’s Press under license from Pan Books Limited.

For information on Picador Reading Group Guides,
as well as ordering, please contact the Trade
Marketing department at St. Martin’s Press.
Phone: 1-800-221-7945 extension 763
Fax: 212-677-7456
E-mail: [email protected]

“The Lamentations of Jeremiah,” translated from the original Latin,
courtesy of Gimell Records Limited.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Treuer, David.

The Hiawatha / David Treuer.

p.    cm.

ISBN 0-312-20313-6 (hc)

ISBN 0-312-25272-2 (pbk)

1. Indians of North America—Minnesota—Minneapolis—Fiction. 2. Ojibwe Indians—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3570.R435H53 1999

99-12842 8l3’.54—dc21

CIP

First Picador Paperback Edition: June 2000

D 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

eISBN 9781466850170