Grit In Her Veins, Grace In Her Soul: Poetry for Bold Women by Sophia Devi
Written from a feminist perspective and as a woman of colour, GRIT IN HER VEINS, GRACE IN HER SOUL is a captivating collection of empowering and heartwarming poetry.
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Here Was Paradise | Aquí era el paraíso by Humberto Ak’abal, Illustrations by Amelia Lau Carling
A collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood — that of the Maya K’iche’.
The Tawahum Bige Interview
With World Poetry Month (April) beating a path to our door once more, I wanted to engage in a dialogue with Tawahum Bige about all things poetry and the universe with someone who has a screaming new book baby entering this cruel world quite soon.
Aggie & Mudgy: The Journey of Two Kaska Dena Children by Wendy Proverbs
Based on the true story of the author’s biological mother and aunt, this middle-grade novel traces the long and frightening journey of two Kaska Dena sisters as they are taken from their home to attend residential school.
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Bill Arnott visits a Nanaimo BC bookshop and purchases a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, which he reviews here.
The Rick Revelle Interview 2.0*
Rick was born in Smith Falls Ontario. He belongs to the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. His books include, I Am Algonquin (2013), Algonquin Spring (2015), Algonquin Sunset (2017) and the final and fourth book in the series, Algonquin Legacy, which is now available.
Introducing: Mercedez Tate, Indigenous Poet
Tansi, my name is Mercedez Tate and I’m a 17-year-old Plains Cree woman from Poundmaker Cree Nation, Sask, on Treaty 6 territory.
I’ve always had a strong bond with words, especially writing and singing.
Iskotew Iskwew Poetry of a Northern Rez Girl by Francine Merasty
Iskotew Iskwew/Fire Woman is a poetry collection written during a period of trauma while the author was working as a Counsel to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in 2017.
Little Wolf by Teoni Spathelfer
ittle Wolf by Teoni Spathelfer, is an uplifting story of an Indigenous girl living in a big city, and how she stays connected to her heritage.
Mi’kmaq Campfire Stories of Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush
Mi’kmaq Campfire Stories of Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush is a lovely compilation of short stories, each offering both entertainment and education for young listeners.
Flash Reviews of Four Recent Indigenous Titles by Alison Manley
Four of Alison Manley's Instagram reviews are collected here for National Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30, 2021.
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
Brian Isaac's powerful debut novel All the Quiet Places is the coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, an Indigenous (Syilx) boy, told through the young narrator's wide-eyed observations of the world around him. It's 1956, and six-year-old Eddie Toma lives with his mother, Grace, and his little brother, Lewis, near the Salmon River on the far edge of the Okanagan Indian Reserve in the British Columbia Southern Interior.
Undoing Hours by Selina Boan
Selina Boan’s Undoing Hours foregrounds play with linguistics and poetics to explore liminalities of identity and family in the context of a half-Cree, half-white settler speaker.
The John Brady McDonald interview
John McDonald is a multidisciplinary writer and artist originally from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. A sixth-generation direct descendant of Chief Mistawasis of the Plains Cree, John’s writings and artwork have been displayed in various publications, private and permanent collections and galleries around the world. John is one of the founding members of the P.A. Lowbrow art movement and is the Vice President of the Indigenous Peoples Artists Collective.
Creeland by Dallas Hunt
Creeland is a poetry collection concerned with notions of home and the quotidian attachments we feel to those notions, even across great distances.