Poetry. Native American Studies. Garry Gottfriedson's CLINGING TO BONE digs into the marrow, heart and soul of the human condition. Looking deeply into the Secwepemc (Shuswap) world of today, he examines betrayal, grief, love and survival. He pictures how the broken winged sparrows are lost in flight, surviving starvation in the empty belly of wind. In Foreigner he describes how my skin is the scent of Secwepemc lucw / a rez Indian, a foreigner / in my own homeland / can you imagine that? (where Secwepemc lucw means land of the Shuswap). But he also sees humour in the very mechanics of surviving as an Indigenous individual in the Canada of today. His poetry will draw you into love, laughter and sorrow, but leave you contemplating your own survival. A glossary of Secwepemc words is included.