“We write about almost being destroyed, being forced to hide pain like nothing ever happened, and still being able to love.” If our stories are medicine, than Honouring Indigenous Women – Hearts of Nations Vol. 2 is a trove of healing. The collection of poetry, short prose, and visual art by Indig...
It’s a grim reality and a difficult book to read. At least it will be for many Native peoples. For Canadians, The Orenda is a colonial scribe and moral alibi. I wanted to like Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda. I’ve been a fan of Boyden’s work. Three Day Road, Born With a Tooth and Through Black ...
Theytus Books picks their TOP 3 Books for 2013 Theytus Books is a leading North American publisher of Indigenous voices. Located in Syilx territory on the Penticton Indian Reserve in British Columbia, Theytus Books is proudly First Nations-owned and operated in partnership with the En’owkin Centre...
Living in such times accords us a certain responsibility and Wielding the Force is a tool rich in ancient wisdoms and new sciences that can help us sculpt out those better, kinder ways of being here, all together, as relations. Of African-American, Cherokee, and European heritage, Zainab Amadahy is an a...
Interview with Author Kim Anderson on her inspiring story-collecting journey towards the health and well-being of Aboriginal women and their communities. The process of “digging up medicines”—of rediscovering the stories of the past—serves as a powerful healing force in the decolonization and recovery o...
