A ground-breaking anthology from the territory now known as Saskatchewan, kisiskâciwan: Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly explores some of the richest and oldest stories from these lands, including voices from Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, Dene, and Métis nations. Here, you will find speeches and letters by Treaty Chiefs, early writings from spiritual leaders, traditional stories from Elders, archival discoveries, and contemporary literary works in all genres. Historically and culturally comprehensive, the anthology includes Starblanket, Big Bear, Sitting Bull, Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel, Thunderchild, Edward Ahenakew, Eleanor Brass, Alice Ahenakew, Howard Adams, Maria Campbell, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Beth Cuthand, Rita Bouvier, Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe, Harold Johnson, Gregory Scofield, Warren Cariou, Randy Lundy, Andrea Menard, Lisa Bird-Wilson, Mika Lafond, Tenille Campbell, and many more.

Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber is from oskana kâ-asastêki and is an associate professor of Indigenous literatures at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. He is the editor of kisiskâciwan: Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly and the writer and producer of the Making Treaty 4 performance project.

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