Tricksters (In the Shadow of Civilization) Jim Cheney (Unpublished lecture delivered at Aboriginal Peoples’ Conference, Lakehead University. Thunder Bay, October, 1996.) “We live within multiple masked or ceremonial worlds, multiple songs of the world.” — Jim Cheney Cheney’s main interest in this essay is alienation in Western civilization and culture. He sees trickster figures in … Continue reading “Tricksters (In the Shadow of Civilization)” by Jim Cheney