The past few days, I’ve shared talk of ten different books by and about Indigenous stories (here, here, and here), and today I’ll write about three more: some poems, a novel, and an illustrated song. D.A. Lockhart’s 2022 collection, Go Down Odawa Way (Kegedonce Press, in Neyaashiinigmiing / Owen
Last time, I wrote about three books by Indigenous writers (three prior, four before that), and today I’m writing about three more: a work of art and history, a memoir, and a novel. Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson’s Picking up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of
Last time, I posted about four books by Indigenous authors and about Indigenous history, today I’m writing about three books by Indigenous writers. “She was the chief. He rode a motorcycle. Somewhere in all this, she was sure, were the makings of a made-for-TV movie.” Instead, it’s a novel:
It’s Indigenous Peoples Day, and I have a variety of reading selections to share over the next few days: something for every reading mood. Pawaminikititicikiw’s (Wilfred Buck’) Kitcikisik (Great Sky) published in 2021, is a great introduction to Indigenous cosmology by a First Nations author, writing from within the
It occurred to me to keep The Enlightenment of Katzuo Nakamatsu as a novella for November. But when I was rushing to leave the house one afternoon, and returned because I’d forgotten my wallet, I slipped TEoKN into my bag on a whim. So, naturally that’s what I read
