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Tag Archives: Aboriginal Literature
7 REASONS WHY I MAKE READING LISTS
7 Reasons Why I Make Reading Lists By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Every season I make a reading list. I’ve shared three lists with you already: Summer 2012 Fall 2012 Winter 2012/2013 Here are 7 reasons why I make reading lists. … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Reasons To Make A Reading List, Aboriginal Literature, Book Haul, Book lists, How to make a reading list, Making a reading list, Motivational, poetry, Post colonial ilterature, Purpose, Reading lists, Sherman Alexie, Simon Ortiz, Writing advice, Writing Motivation
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IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY, NOT COMPETITION #2
It’s About Community, Not Competition Part 2 By Jorge Antonio Vallejos For the last week and a half I’ve been writing about a poem that I had commissioned by a group of student lawyers from University of Toronto and York … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal Literature, Aboriginal writers, Collaboration, Community, Daniel Heath Justice, Lee Maracle, Marilyn Dumont, Maureen Hynes, Mentoring, Native American writers, poetry, Simon Ortiz, Whitney French, Working Together, writing, writing groups, Writing mentors
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WRITING FOR THE SAKE OF STORY: NOTES FROM A FICTION WORKSHOP BY RICHARD WAGAMESE
Writing For The Sake Of Story: Notes On A Fiction Workshop By Richard Wagamese By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Jorge Antonio Vallejos In October 2012, Richard Wagamese, an Ojibway who is a member of the Sturgeon Clan, gave a … Continue reading
WE ARE WHO WE ARE
We Are Who We Are By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Tanis Dejarlais “I am my mother!” I said to the crowd before I read my poems at George Brown College last Wednesday. I was performing at an event called … Continue reading
TWO-SPIRIT WEEK 2012: REVIEW OF “SOVEREIGN EROTICS: A COLLECTION OF TWO-SPIRIT LITERATURE”
Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature Edited by Qwo-Li Driskill Daniel Heath Justice Deborah Miranda Lisa Tatonetti Reviewed by Mykelle Pacquing I was excited to hear that a new collection of Two-Spirit literature was going to be published after I … Continue reading
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Tagged "Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature", Aboriginal Literature, Black Coffee Poet, Daniel Heath Justice, Deborah Miranda, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Lisa Tatonetti, Mykelle Pacquing, Queer Indigenous Literature, Qwo-Li Driskoll, Two-Spirit Week on blackcoffeepoet.com
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WAUBGESHIG RICE READS FROM “MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE”
Polite, humble, and cool are three words I use to describe Waubgeshig Rice. Working with Waubgeshig to videotape him reading was easy. He was patient and funny and appreciative of my work. I enjoyed reviewing and interviewing Waubgeshig Rice about … Continue reading
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Tagged "Midnight Sweatlodge" by Waubgeshig Rice, Aboriginal Literature, Black Coffee Poet, Colonialism, First Nations Literature, genocide, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Native American Literature, racism, Sweatlodge Ceremony, Waubgeshig Rice, Waubgeshig Rice Reads From "Midnight Sweatlodge"
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INTERVIEW WITH WAUBGESHIG RICE
Waubgeshig Isaac Rice is a broadcast journalist and a writer. He lives in Ottawa and grew up in a beautiful place called Wasauksing. His dad is Ojibway and his mom is Canadian, and he is proud of his background. Rice … Continue reading
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Tagged "Midnight Sweatlodge" by Waubgeshig Rice, Aboriginal Literature, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Writers Collective, Black Coffee Poet, Duncan Mercredi, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Waubgeshig Rice, Joseph Boyden, Lee Maracle, Louis Erdrich, Midnight Sweatlodge, Ojibway writer, Richard Van Camp, Richard Wagamese, Rosanna Deerchild, Wasauksing First Nation, Waubgeshig Rice
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MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE
Midnight Sweatlodge By Waubgeshig Rice Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Dynamite comes in small packages! Have you heard the above saying before? It usually applies to people. I think of my five foot mom, a woman of colour, who doesn’t … Continue reading
PAUL SEESEQUASIS READS “TOBACCO WARS”
Paul Seesequasis and I met at a Toronto tea shop last winter to tape this video. Our talk focused on literature and journalism and the discipline of writing. I was amazed at Paul’s wisdom. After chatting for an hour I … Continue reading
TOBACCO WARS
Tobacco Wars By Paul Seesequasis Reviewed by May Lui Tobacco Wars by Paul Seesequasis is a smart, fun, bawdy, sometimes gross, and thoroughly anti-colonial novella. In the opening scene, readers are greeted with a somewhat shocking image of Bear Woman … Continue reading
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