but rather about how our ritualized and institutionalized systems of maintaining and policing those clichés prevent us from recognizing our common humanity within each other
From the fabric of these women’s lives
From her poetry collections and novels Maracle draws from audience reactions and questions from audience members who have attended her many readings and presentations to inspire these essays
WINNER OF THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE JIM DEVA PRIZE FOR WRITING THAT PROVOKESFINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHYNATIONAL BESTSELLERA slim but electrifying debut memoir about the preciousness and precariousness of queer Indigenous life
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Spells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead: mamahtawisiwin, pakosêyimow, nikihci-âniskotâpân Grade Seven-Eight but rather about how ourSpells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead mamahtwisiwin, pakosyimow, nikihci niskotpnCree poet Wanda John Kehewin uses writing as a therapeutic medium through which to understand and respond to the near decimation of Indigenous cultures, languages, and Traditions. A vital collection weaving history, personal experience, and Indigenous resilience. Spells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead: mamahtwisiwin, pakosyimow, nikihci niskotpn is a wonder. It plays with
