Indigenous AuthorsTag
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November 10, 2023Excerpt: Joe Pete, the Final Book from Ian McCulloch, a Staple of the Northern Writing Community
The star of Ian McCulloch's final novel, Joe Pete (Latitude 46 Publishing) is Alison, an eleven-year-old girl better known as the titular Joe Pete. Devastated by the death of her father Sandy, a descendant ...
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November 01, 2023Cara-Lyn Morgan Navigates the Trauma of Abuse While Building a Better Future for Her Child in Her Fiery New Collection
When Cara-Lyn Morgan courageously disclosed generations of abuse that had been hidden and sheltered in her family, she found herself estranged from people who should have protected her. It wasn't until ...
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![banner image with photo of poet DA Lockhart and text reading "interview with DA Lockhart [It’s] a unique liminal space in the borderlands between nations and ecosystems" Open Book centre top, and mask image from DA Lockhart's book North of Middle Island top left](/var/site/storage/images/news/part-of-this-is-a-reclamation-poet-d.-a.-lockhart-on-crafting-new-myths-to-explore-land-identity/119353-1-eng-CA/Part-of-This-is-a-Reclamation-Poet-D.-A.-Lockhart-on-Crafting-New-Myths-to-Explore-Land-Identity_blog_post_wide.jpg "banner image with photo of poet DA Lockhart and text reading \"interview with DA Lockhart [It’s] a unique liminal space in the borderlands between nations and ecosystems\" Open Book centre top, and mask image from DA Lockhart's book North of Middle Island top left")
![banner image with photo of poet DA Lockhart and text reading "interview with DA Lockhart [It’s] a unique liminal space in the borderlands between nations and ecosystems" Open Book centre top, and mask image from DA Lockhart's book North of Middle Island top left](/var/site/storage/images/news/part-of-this-is-a-reclamation-poet-d.-a.-lockhart-on-crafting-new-myths-to-explore-land-identity/119353-1-eng-CA/Part-of-This-is-a-Reclamation-Poet-D.-A.-Lockhart-on-Crafting-New-Myths-to-Explore-Land-Identity_blog_post.jpg "banner image with photo of poet DA Lockhart and text reading \"interview with DA Lockhart [It’s] a unique liminal space in the borderlands between nations and ecosystems\" Open Book centre top, and mask image from DA Lockhart's book North of Middle Island top left")
September 15, 2023"Part of This is a Reclamation" Poet D. A. Lockhart on Crafting New Myths to Explore Land & Identity
Just south of Pelee Island is Middle Island, a small island that is part of Point Pelee National Park. It is home to no permanent settlements, with a ruined 19th century lighthouse as one of the only ...
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June 06, 2023Iconic Activist Marjorie Beaucage on How Circus School, Sante Fe, & De-Cluttering Lead to Her Debut Memoir
Marjorie Beaucage has spent her life telling stories and helping others tell theirs: as a teacher, community organizer, activist, and later, an acclaimed filmmaker, she has wield storytelling as a tool ...
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May 31, 2023Getting to Know June Writer in Residence Suzanne Methot: the World's Best Pen & Life Without Restaurants
Talking about trauma, especially its intergenerational effects, isn't easy. But it's necessary to help survivors and especially their children process experiences and find support. Educator, activist, ...
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February 16, 2023Mudlarking, Unexpected TV Appearances, & More: Getting to Know Children's Writer Nancy Cooper
Meeting new people isn't easy. For Amik the beaver, the character at the heart of Nancy Cooper's picture book Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome (Owlkids Books, illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley) ...
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February 03, 2023Warm Up with a Glimpse into Marie-Andree Gill's Heating the Outdoors, a Collection of Heart-Piercing Micropoems
One of Quebec's most celebrated poets, Marie-Andrée Gill is a member of the Ilnu Nation who engages with the oral storytelling tradition in her award-winning French language work. Also an acclaimed Radio-Canada ...
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December 07, 2022Multi-Talented Writer & Artist John Brady McDonald Gets Personal About Music, Ghosts, & One Epic, Lost Cassette
John Brady McDonald can do just about anything he turns his hand to. An accomplished musician, speaker, author, and visual artist, he's also served as an activist and advocate for fellow residential ...
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November 30, 2022Ernie Louttit's Debut Novel Follows an Indigenous WWII Veteran's Battle Against Corruption and Prejudice in Northern Ontario
Elmer Wabason and Gilbert Bertrand share a deep bond when they return to their small northern Ontario town after the brutalities of fighting in the Second World War. They're both trying to rebuild their ...
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October 26, 2022"The Millennium Scoop is Killing Children" Justene Dion-Glowa's Spectacular Debut Poetry Collection Shines a Light on Injustice
Justene Dion-Glowa's debut full length poetry collection, Trailer Park Shakes (Brick Books), is packed with finely balanced pieces that manage to be playful, dreamy, and even darkly funny at times, while ...