From Turtle Island to Gaza
- Publisher
- Athabasca University Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2019
- Category
- Canadian, Native American, Turkey & Ottoman Empire
- Recommended Age
- 15 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 10 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771992619
- Publish Date
- Apr 2019
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781771992633
- Publish Date
- Apr 2019
- List Price
- $19.99
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Description
With a sure voice, Groulx, an Anishnaabee writer, artistically weaves together the experiences of Indigenous peoples in settler Canada with those of the people of Palestine, revealing a shared understanding of colonial pasts and presents.
About the author
David Groulx was raised in the mining community of Elliot Lake in northern Ontario. He is proud of his Native roots - his mother is Ojibwa Indian and his father is French Canadian. David received his B.A. degree from the Lakehead University, where he won the Munro Poetry Prize. He has previously published five poetry books and his poems have appeared in over a hundred periodicals in Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, Austria, Turkey, and the USA. He lives in Ottawa.
Shirley Ida Williams is a member of the Bird Clan of the Ojibwa and Odawa First Nations of Canada. She was born and raised at Wikwemikong First Nations Reserve on Manitoulin Island and currently resides in Peterborough, Ontario. She received her B.A. degree in Native Studies from Trent University and M.A. at York University. She has lectured across Canada promoting Nishnaabe language and culture and worked on many language training and translation projects for Heritage Canada, Ontario Ministry of Education, Department of Indian Affairs and other national organizations.
