Indigenous Authors News Today

Letters to the Editor for Aug. 29

A new collection of stories, poems and interviews reflects each contributor's love of Indigenous culture, languages, homelands and the North.

This year’s Frankfurt Book Fair is casting a spotlight on Canada - not just its French and English-speaking authors, but its indigenous literature too. Authors from Canada's first nations are using the chance to share their stories.

It’s been a while, but the annual Bookfest is back and more flexible than ever! During these uncertain times, we want everyone to know that Literary Arts

It’s been a while, but the annual Bookfest is back and more flexible than ever! During these uncertain times, we want everyone to know that Literary Arts

It’s been a while, but the annual Bookfest is back and more flexible than ever! During these uncertain times, we want everyone to know that Literary Arts

The new memoir from Darrel J. McLeod, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity (Douglas & McIntyre), is rooted in traumas – both systemic and personal – from which the author emerges into a career of remarkable breadth and impressive achievements. Far from being a simple rags-to-recovery tale, Peyakow shows how light and darkness are entangled. “It’s about a Cree man making his way through the world and through a career,” McLeod says over video chat from his winter home in Pu...