"Generations of aboriginal people have had every opportunity to do what Joseph Boyden did, tell stories that are beautiful in structure, deep in emotion and lasting in their impression. They didn't. "

I guess you haven't read any real Indigenous writers. Shame on you for dismissing all those great Indigenous writers like Thomas King, Tomson Highway, Richard Wagamese, Richard Van Camp, Eden Robinson, Lee Maracle, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Katherena Vermette and many more. 

Generations of Aboriginal writers haven't had every opportunity to do what a white writer like Boyden did. That's total BS. Nobody would even publish Indigenous writers. They had to self-publish or start their own publishing houses. 

Indigenous writers were never taken seriously - they were never read, reviewed, studied, given grants or awards. I guess the CanLit crowd prefers writers who are just 'playing Indian'.