Childhood Thoughts and Water Dogrib National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction

National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction

She is also an adopted member of the Gitanyow (Gitxsan) House of Luuxhon

enjoying alone time with her energetic grandma

The rich collection contains stories with a dose of welcome humour mixed with serious topics that discuss reserve politics

Childhood Thoughts and Water Dogrib National Award for Canadian Non-FictionChildhood Thoughts and Water by John McDonald, a sixth generation direct descendant of Nehiyawak Chief Mistawasis and resident on Treaty Six Territory in Northern Saskatchewan, is a collection of beat poetry, spoken word, performance art and lyrical verse. This is a work which journeys into the memories and events of an urban Indigenous warrior's struggles to reconnect with a language and culture that is seemingly always almost out of reach. The