{"product_id":"2940153983585","title":"In Our Own Aboriginal Voice","description":"\u003cp\u003e“It’s not often you find the writings of a teenager lumped in with those of a man serving a life prison sentence. In Our Own Aboriginal Voice is a collection of stories that spans such diverse experiences because most First Nations writing, by definition, includes difficult and treacherous life paths.”- (BC Booklook, Nov. 10, 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Our Own Aboriginal Voice is a collection of 24 short stories, poems, memoirs, non-fiction, and even a few scripts, written by 13 Aboriginal authors from ages young to old, weaved around a background of art created by Aboriginal artists. Of the many themes reflected, the one constant thread unifying them is a sense of strength, resilience, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are just as diverse in our cultural practises and understandings as other people are. The one thing that binds [us] to others is our mutual desire to learn where we came from and to replicate what was once an amazing culture that we feel incredibly proud of belonging to.”- (from the forward by Terri Mack, Strong Nations.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Prayer: Coming Together, Darlene McIntosh\u003cbr\u003e– Rebirth of a Nation, Mary-Ann Chevrier\u003cbr\u003e– The Beat and the Walk, Kris J Skinner\u003cbr\u003e– Moccasins, Spencer Sheehan-Kalina\u003cbr\u003e– Flood Damage, Michael Calvert\u003cbr\u003e– Past Energy Outlet, Tara DeSousa\u003cbr\u003e– Queering While Brown: How I Attempt Two-Spiritedness in 2016, Kevin Henry\u003cbr\u003e– Artifact, Spencer Sheehan-Kalina\u003cbr\u003e– Understanding Colonization, Kevin Henry\u003cbr\u003e– Tears of the 19th Century, Tara DeSousa\u003cbr\u003e– Fallen Over, Michael Calvert\u003cbr\u003e– Stolen Generations: Intergenerational Traumas, Residential Schools and Indian Peoples, Kevin Henry\u003cbr\u003e– Where I Belong, Natalia Auger Nybida\u003cbr\u003e– Running Freely, Ry-Lee Pearson\u003cbr\u003e– Gilwa, Joe Starr\u003cbr\u003e– Waiting For Me, Maryann Dick\u003cbr\u003e– Yellow Mouse Doorway, Tara DeSousa\u003cbr\u003e– Teenagers, Kirsten Sam\u003cbr\u003e– This is My Story, Jerry Smaaslet\u003cbr\u003e– Medicine Wheel Teaching, Jerry Smaaslet\u003cbr\u003e– Becoming a Warrior, Jerry Smaaslet\u003cbr\u003e– Manitou, Spencer Sheehan-Kalina\u003cbr\u003e– Strayed, Michael Calvert\u003cbr\u003e– Prayer: Honouring Our Elders \u0026amp; Ancestors, Darlene McIntosh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Shwydky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070565859568,"sku":"2940153983585","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153983585_p0.jpg?v=1764061416","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153983585","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}