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| Title: | Dual launch of "Centering Anishinaabeg Studies" and "Beautiful Razor" |
| Description: | Please join us for the dual launch of Centering
Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories and Beautiful Razor: love poems & other lies at Winnipeg’s McNally Robinson Booksellers on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 pm. The event will feature CAS co-editor Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and poet Al Hunter with special guests Jason Parenteau, Billy Jo Green, and Julie Pelletier! About Centering Anishinaabeg Studies, edited by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jill Doerfler, and Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark: Stories and storytelling are central to Anishinaabeg thought, history, and livelihood. There is, however, a critical lack of understanding of this story-centered worldview in Aboriginal studies programs that have been built within the constructs of colonial educational institutions. Written by many of North America’s leading Indigenous scholars and artists, Centering Anishinaabeg Studies is a poignant and deftly crafted guide through traditional and contemporary Anishinaabeg stories and leads the way to redefining the field of Aboriginal studies. Co-editor Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair (Anishinaabe) is Assistant Professor in Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is the co-editor (with Warren Cariou) of the bestselling Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water. Read an excerpt from Beautiful Razor: love poems & other lies here: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/04/07/poetry-beautiful-razor-al-hunter-national-poetry-month-148554 Al Hunter is from Rainy River First Nations, Manitou Rapids, Ontario. He is a proud member of the Caribou clan whose roles and responsibilities include reconciliation, peacemaking, and the preservation of artistic, creative traditions of the Anishinaabeg. His work has appeared most recently in This is an Honour Song: Twenty Years Since the Blockades; W’daub Awe: Speaking True; McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s iLit: Stories of Struggle and Strength from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples in Canada. He is a spoken word performer and the author of three books of poetry, Spirit Horses and The Recklessness of Love: Bawajiganan Gaye Ni-Maanedam, Dreams and Regrets, and Beautiful Razor: Love Poems & Other Lies, all published by Kegedonce Press. |
| When: | April 10, 2013, Daily, 7:00 PM |
| Where: |
McNally Robinson Booksellers (Atrium) 1120 Grant Avenue Winnipeg, MB Canada Map |
| Category: | Other |