Literatures, Communities, and Learning contextualizes Indigenous literatures through pedagogical and social justice perspectives. Gathering conversations with nine Indigenous writers, the book explores the writers' relationship to storytelling, Indigenous peoples' well-being, and community-based learning.
Publisher:Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2020]
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction: Writing-in-relation -- "Being able to tell stories from the North" A conversation with Richard Van Camp -- "It starts from a place of knowledge and truth" A conversation with David Alexander Robertson -- "I realized that I could write what I see" A conversation with Katherena Vermette -- "It comes back to relationship" A conversation with Warren Cariou -- "That's the purpose of story" A conversation with Lee Maracle -- "I hope my writing can help others" A conversation with Sharron Proulx-Turner -- "Indigenous literatures matter" A conversation with Daniel Heath Justice -- "A beautiful bomb" A conversation with Tenille Campbell -- "To write myself back into visibility" A conversation with Marilyn Dumont -- Conclusion: Listening to writers.