Amun : a gathering of Indigenous stories / Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, Melissa Mollen Dupuis, Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui, Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau, Naomi Fontaine, Alyssa Jérôme, Michel Jean, Jean Sioui, Maya Cousineau-Mollen, Joséphine Bacon ; selected by Michel Jean ; translated by Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo.
Introduction / Joséphine Bacon. Nashtash in the big city / Natasha Kanapé Fontaine -- Memekueshu / Melissa Mollen Dupuis -- Hannibalo-God-Mozilla against the great cosmic void / Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui -- The Lakota shaman / Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau -- Neka / Naomi Fontaine -- Snowy owl / Alyssa Jérôme -- Where are you? / Michel Jean -- The tomahawk strikes a blow / Jean Sioui -- Mitatamun means regret / Maya Cousineau-Mollen -- Nashtash in the big city / Joséphine Bacon.
Summary:
"In the Innu language, amun means "gathering." Under the direction of Michel Jean, the Innu writer and journalist, this collection brings together Indigenous authors from different backgrounds, First Nations, and generations. Their works of fiction sometimes reflect history and traditions, other times the reality of First Nations in Canada. Offering the various perspectives of well-known creators, this book presents the theatre of a gathering and the speaking out of people that are too rarely heard. Included are original texts by Joséphine Bacon, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, Naomi Fontaine, Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau, Melissa Mollen Dupuis, Jean Sioui, Alyssa Jérôme, Maya Cousineau-Mollen, Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui, and Michel Jean."-- Provided by publisher.
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