The Ballad Of Danny Wolfe: Life and Death in the Indian Posse

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Cinematically tracing the early years of Daniel Wolfe's life, from his birth to his first brush with the law at the age of four and then his subsequent arrests; to the birth of the Indian Posse - the Aboriginal street gang in Canada that would eventually claim the title of the largest street gang in North America with over 12,000 members and Danny at the helm; to Danny's death in 2010, Joe Friesen's account of this fascinating character, the gang world he was at the centre of, and the current state of First Nations relations in Canada is gripping, timely, and provocative.

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The Ballad of Danny Wolfe is the first great book about our countrys indigenous street gangs in general, and the creation and rise of the Indian Posse in particular, that Ive come across. Fascinating, balanced, and impeccably researched, this is a must-read for Canadians who better wish to understand the contemporary impact and fallout of our disastrous residential school history.Joseph Boyden, author of The Orenda

The Ballad of Danny Wolfe is what you get when you combine the talents of Joe Friesen a meticulous reporter, and an effortlessly graceful writer with the unstoppably gripping story of one of the most daring, compelling and deadly criminals in Canadian and First Nations history. I dare you to put it down.Ian Brown, author of The Boy in the Moon

Joe Friesens impeccably written, exhaustively researched account of life within the Indian Posse street gang is an enthralling page-turner. Fast-paced and fascinating, you wont be able to put it down.Robyn Doolittle, author of Crazy Town

An important, troubling topic deftly handled by an important journalist. The Ballad of Danny Wolfe is a triumph of journalism about a failure of society.Peter Edwards, co-author of Business or Blood and author of One Dead Indian

Author Bio

JOE FRIESEN is a reporter at the Globe and Mail. He began his career in the Toronto newsroom covering crime and went on to write a series on the Jane-Finch area called The Neighbourhood. In 2006 he was named Prairie bureau chief based in Winnipeg, and since 2010 has reported on Canada's changing population as the paper's demographics reporter. In between, he also covered the war in Afghanistan, the aftermath of terrorist attacks in London, and natural disasters in the US. Born in Winnipeg, he is a graduate of McGill University, Goldsmiths College London, and Ryerson University. He lives with his family in Toronto.