Description
Suspended in the frozen water of a lake, Mashkawaji becomes the heart of a living world where stories are shared, listened to, and carried forward by visitors who arrive to learn. Guided by a structure that balances autonomy with collectivity, the book insists that relationships are not optional but foundational—extending community through care, intimacy, and responsibility. Woven through everyday moments are themes of Indigenous love, belonging, and connection, alongside a clear reckoning with the pressures and legacies of settler colonialism. With Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s distinctive, story-driven sensibility, this novel invites readers to imagine kinship as a creative force—one that shapes how we build, inhabit, and protect the worlds we share.
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paperback
And Other Stories
Published Jan 1, 2025
390 pages
ISBN: 9781916751354
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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