Building a Nest from the Bones of my People (FNCR 2024) Naskapi and for Matthew and his

and for Matthew and his Auntie that means one thing: time to go sweetgrass picking

Aaron Paquette won third place for the the 2015 Burt Award for First Nations

She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Ravensong and Daughters Are Forever

this text shows how Indigenous women have since resisted imposed roles

Neal McLeod has developed a must-read 325-page book that presents everyday topics such as Treaty

Building a Nest from the Bones of my People (FNCR 2024) Naskapi and for Matthew and hisCara Lyn Morgan comes from both Indigenous (Metis) and Immigrant (Trinidadian) roots in the place known as Turtle Island and Canada. Motherhood, trauma, and familial history are woven together into a powerful collection. Beginning with a revelation of familial sexual abuse, Building a Nest from the Bones of My People charts the impact of this revelation on the speaker. From the pain of estrangement to navigating first time motherhood in the midst of a