“It baffles me sometimes that colonialism — the settler state — is not more present in people’s minds, when it just seems so clear and visible to me.” — Michelle Rahurahu, whose novel ‘Poorhara’ won best first book of fiction at this year’s Ockham’s. #Indigedon #Māori #IndigenousAuthors

https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/michelle-rahurahu-the-road-to-poorhara/

I often wonder why there aren't more calls for Indigenous writers and special Indigenous-themed anthologies/magazines for June. After all, it is Indigenous History month. A shoutout to ALOCASIA for doing so, though! https://alocasia.org #IndigenousHistoryMonth #IndigenousAuthors #Indigedon #WritingCommunity #LitMags #Anthologies

Waterloo BookFest is this Saturday. I'll be reading a scary little short story at 3:30. Come check us out! I'll be helping out a bit with the Indigenous Poets Society booth, so come say hi! https://englishatwaterloo.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/waterloo-bookfest-2025/ @WaterlooEvents #CanLit #IndigenousCreatives #IndigenousAuthors #AuthorsOfMastodon #KitchenerWaterloo

The voter's' packages for the Aurora Awards are now available. If you're a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, you can go download them. If you're not a member, it's only ten bucks to become one, and then you can read all sorts of terrific speculative fiction and poetry. My poem "Angakkuq" is one of the contenders, and I'd be honoured if you read it. Go read, and vote for your favourites! https://www.csffa.ca/ #SpeculativePoetry #SpeculativeFiction #AuroraAward #CanLit #IndigenousCreatives #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #IndigenousAuthors

The International Human Rights Arts Movement has shared an interview with me https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-publishes/5zdkpgtkxn4zzm4v9dtdggmbzde6u4 #Poetry #Writing #IndigenousAuthors #WritingCommunity #interview

The Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle is a six-month mentorship and workshop program for emerging First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers in Canada looking to elevate their stories.

The 2025 program will launch on June 2nd; apply to participate today!
https://www.audible.ca/ep/IWC
#IndigenousAuthors #IndigenousCreatives #WritingCommunity

My personal #books #ReadingGoal this year is to find & read every book that Richard Wagamese wrote. I have read 3 of his books so far & loved them. He's one of my fave #Indigenous authors in #Canada.

Richard Wagamese was one of Canada’s foremost #IndigenousAuthors & esteemed public speaker & #storyteller. A professional writer since 1979, he was a newspaper columnist & reporter, radio & television broadcaster & producer, documentary producer & author of 14 titles from various #Canadian publishers.

He was a success in every genre of writing he tried. An #Ojibway from the #Wabaseemoong #FirstNation in Northwestern #Ontario, he became the first #NativeCanadian to win a National Newspaper Award for Column Writing in 1991. He won the Alberta Writers Guild Best Novel Award for his debut novel, Keeper’n Me in 1994 & the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction for his third novel Dream Wheels, in 2007. One Native Life was one of The Globe & Mail’s 100 Best Books of 2008 & One Story, One Song was awarded the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature in 2011.

Indian Horse, the feature film, is based on his book of the same title.

If you haven't read any of his books yet, I highly recommend finding them at your local library

Next Friday is an in-person launch party for the Indigenous anthology Mihko Kiskisiwin: Blood Memory. I am a featured author and will be reading from my body of work. Friday, January 17 from 5:30-9:30 pm at the Willow Park (aka Victoria Park) Pavilion. There will be food, though I will be wearing a mask to protect my health. Tickets available for free through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mihko-kiskisiwin-blood-memory-book-launch-tickets-1141114106009 #WritingCommunity @WaterlooEvents #IndigenousAuthors @indigenousauthors #IndigenousCreatives

Multnomah County Library: Indigenous Voices for High Schoolers
Explore compelling fiction and nonfiction from Native American, First Nations, and Indigenous authors. Perfect for high schoolers!
https://multcolib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/135258471_multcolib_teens/1941270819_indigenous_voices_for_high_schoolers_from_multcolib_teens

Attention Indigenous horror authors of North America. Never Whistle At Night Part II is looking for stories and pays well. https://neverwhistleatnight.moksha.io/publication/1 @indigenousauthors #HorrorWriters #HorrorAuthors #WritingCommunity #IndigenousAuthors

I finally got my copy of Mihko Kiskisiwin, an anthology of works by Indigenous authors and poets, edited by the Indigenous Poets Society. I have two short stories in this collection, and may be doing a reading from it this autumn at a book launch in Guelph. https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000345848279 @indigenousauthors #IndigenousAuthors #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #IndigenousCreatives #anthology

New #book to enjoy #reading & #learning from!

Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness
By Leigh Joseph.

Author Leigh Joseph, an #ethnobotanist, member of the #SquamishNation & founder of #SkwalwenBotanicals, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to #Indigenous #PlantKnowledge.

#Plants can be a great source of #healing as well as #nourishment & the practice of growing & harvesting from trees, flowering herbs & other plants is a powerful way to become more connected to the land.

The #IndigenousPeoples of #NorthAmerica have long traditions of using #NativePlants as #medicine as well as for #food. Held by the Land honors & shares some of these traditions, offering a guide to:

Harvesting herbs & other plants & using them topically.
North American plants that can treat common ailments, add nutrition to your diet, become part of your beauty regime & more.
Stories & traditions about native plants from the author's #Squamish culture.
Using plant knowledge to strengthen your #ConnectionToTheLand you live on.
Early chapters will introduce you to responsible ways to identify & harvest plants in your area & teach you how to grow a deeper connection with the land you live on through plants.

In the plant profiles section, common plants are introduced with illustrations & information on their characteristics, range, how to grow & harvest them & how to use them topically & as food.

Special features offer recipes for food & beauty products along with stories & traditions around the plants.

This beautiful, full-color guide to #IndigenousPlants will give you new insights into the power of everyday plants.

https://skwalwen.com/products/held-by-the-land-a-guide-to-indigenous-plants-for-wellness

https://uphere.ca/articles/inuit-moons-saturn I (virtually) met the man who named these moons. #astronomy #Saturn #moons #Inuit #Kiviuq #Ijiraq #Paaliaq #Siarnaq #Tarqeq #IndigenousAuthors

We will make mistakes. We will forget that we belong to one another, and then we will remember again, make amends, and move forward. This is all part of the process.

Kaitlin B. Curtice- Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

@bookstodon

#BookQuote #books #reading #CurrentlyReading #bookstodon #read
#nonfiction #IndigenousAuthors

https://www.audible.ca/ep/IWC The Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle is a six-month mentorship and workshop program for emerging First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers in Canada looking to elevate their stories. @indigenousauthors #IndigenousAuthors #CanLit #WritingCommunity #IndigenousMastodon #WritingMentorship

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous-brilliance-winter-reading-tickets-796336613247?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios On Sunday January 28 at 3:30 pm PST join Massy Books, Room Magazine, and Indigenous Brilliance via Zoom for a virtual winter reading featuring a stellar line-up of Indigenous storytellers. @indigenousauthors #WritingCommunity #IndigenousAuthors #Indigenous #IndigenousMastodon #Indigedon

"When I speak of liberation, it is not to foment yet another social justice project, it is an inclusive and fervent agitation against domination and exploitation of existence, for the liberation of Mother Earth is liberation of all existence."—Klee Benally

We're excited to have copies of "No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred," an essay collection by Diné artist and Indigenous Action Media founder Klee Benally. Grounded in his experiences as an agitator and media maker, informed by family histories and cultural teachings, Benally offers a searing rebuke to settler colonialism, including its progressive and Left-wing manifestations. This is a wide-ranging volume that beautifully weaves together movement history, memoir, hard-won lessons, and (anti-)political provocations!

We encourage you to find "No Spiritual Surrender" on our website at https://firestorm.coop/products/20830-no-spiritual-surrender.html.

#IndigenousAuthors #IndigenousBooks #DefendTheSacred #Anticolonialism #IndigenousAnarchism #Bookstagram #FeministBookstore #KleeBenally #FirestormCoop (- L)

Only a week left to nominate books for the #IndieInkAwards at https://indiestorygeek.com !
It looks like only a couple books have been nominated for the #Indigenous Representation by #IndigenousAuthors award so far. We'd love to highlight more voices, especially from marginalized groups.

Got a favorite #IndieAuthor or book ? Nominate them for the awards that make the most sense. All genres of #IndieBooks are welcome!

#ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfMastodon #Bookstodon @bookstodon @indigenousauthors