Book review: Joe Pete: A Novel
Reviewed by Karl Hele Ian McCulloch’s posthumously published novel, Joe Pete: A Novel, is a multifaceted intricately woven story that follows multiple generations of a...
Book review: The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman
Reviewed by Karl Hele Gerald Friesen’s The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman is a well researched exploration of Norquay’s contribution to Manitoba and the...
Book review: “A Child of the Indian Race”: A Story of Return
Reviewed by Karl Hele “A Child of the Indian Race”: A Story of Return is Sandy White Hawk’s compelling, powerful, and spiritual journey as an...
Book review: Warriors & Nations: Voices from the Original Peoples
Reviewed by Karl Hele Jean Miso’s Warriors & Nations: Voices from the Original Peoples is a powerful collection of stories from Indigenous veterans across Canada ranging...
Book review: The Seven Nations of Canada, 1660-1860
Reviewed by Karl Hele Jean-Pierre Sawaya’s The Seven Nations of Canada is a well-researched examination of the Quebec’s domiciled nations. Originally published in 1998 in...
Book review: The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings
Reviewed by Karl Hele James Vukelich’s The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings is a marvellous discussion of some of the fundamentals of Anishinaabeg...
Book review: The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives
Reviewed by Karl Hele Linda LeGarde Grover’s The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives is a moving collection of poems that reflects the Anishinaabeg of...
Book review: The Portal Keeper: The Misewa Saga, Book 4
Reviewed by Karl Hele David A. Robertson’s latest book in the Misewa Saga, The Portal Keeper, continues to expand the world of Aski and the...
Book review: Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth
Reviewed by Karl Hele In Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth, Baxter deftly weaves together a complex argument that is immensely readable and...
Book review: Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge
Reviewed by Karl Hele Deidre Havrelock and Edward Kay’s Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge, designed for young readers, explores Indigenous Science,...
Book review: Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism
Reviewed by Karl Hele Travis Hay’s Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism is a wondrous exploration of the bonds between settler colonialism and...
Book review: Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law: Kinamaadiwin Inaakonigewin and the Treaty Right to Education
Reviewed by Karl Hele Leo Baskatawang’s Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law: Kinamaadiwin Inaakonigewin and the Treaty Right to Education draws upon extensive research that prioritizes and centres...
Book review: Ceremonies of Possession in Europe’s Conquest of the New World, 1492 – 1640
Reviewed by Karl Hele In Ceremonies of Possession in Europe’s Conquest of the New World, 1492 – 1640, Patricia Seed explores how various European nations –...
Book review: On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
Reviewed by Karl Hele Caroline Dodds Pennock’s On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe explores the experiences of Indigenous Peoples who travelled willingly and unwillingly...
Book review: Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
Reviewed by Karl Hele Patty Krawec’s Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future is a well-written and argued discussion aimed...