Native Poetry in Canada: A Contemporary Anthology | 
Halifax's poet laureate, Rebecca Thomas, was one of four amazing #Indigenous poets at the Edmonton #Poetry Festival's Eskonahkwahk event last night. Of the 100 or so people in attendance, there probably weren't many who could pronounce the name of the event (the Cree word for horizon) but the performances were in English and they were FANTASTIC! Thomas doesn't yet have a book out, so look for her on YouTube.
Native Poetry in Canada, during the library's First Nations Week - near Georgina Islands, of Lake Simcoe, Ontario. #aboriginal 🐺🍁
I arrived just in time for the last day of #aboriginal First Nations week. The event was mostly displays, with a good thoughtful chat with the librarian. Our northern Pioneer Village is starting to include more aboriginal art. The topic of residential school history, I'd say (just a bit on church relations) does need work to be more honest to history as it was. The educational books are what I'm really trusting to move that awareness forward.
