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Islands of decolonial love : stories & songs

Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake, 1971-2017
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"In her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love, renowned writer and activist Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg nation. Found on reserves, in cities and small towns, in bars and curling rinks, canoes and community centres, doctors offices and pickup trucks, Simpson's characters confront the often heartbreaking challenge of pairing the desire to live loving and observant lives with a constant struggle to simply survive the historical and ongoing injustices of racism and colonialism"--Publisher's website.
Main title:
Islands of decolonial love : stories & songs / by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
Imprint:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada : ARP Books (Arbeiter Ring Publishing), [2017]©2015
Collation:
143 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Indinawemaaganidog/all of my relativesShe Hid him in her Bonesbinesiwagleakswaaseyaabangiiwedinongsmallpox, anyonethis beautiful disastertreatiespiptybirds in a cageidentity impairedlost in a world where he was always the only onejiimaanagjiibay or aandizookeshe told him 10 000 years of everythingspacingit takes an ocean not to breakbuffalo onishpadinaacagedgezhizhwazhnogojiwanong. she is the only doorway into this world ; she asked why ; she asked them for help ; she sang them homefor asinykwea love song for attawapiskatgwekaanimad.
ISBN:
9781894037884 (pbk)9781894037884 (paperback)
Dewey class:
C813.6
Language:
English
BRN:
805814
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the DockFictionSIMPOn loan - Due: 20 Aug 2026
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