Atik^u

La saga des Béothuks

Historical, mythological, ethnographic, this novel is a masterful work by Bernard Assiniwi, of Cree origin, which won him the France-Quebec Jean-Hamelin Prize in 1997. It makes a fascinating contribution to the rediscovery of indigenous societies, at the same time. time it sheds light on a particularly dramatic episode in the white conquest of America.

Subjects: Colonization, Ethnology, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Mythology

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Ma peau aime le Nord

First collection of poetry by the young Innu of Ekuanitshit (Mingan) Manon Nolin, Ma peau aime le Nord reveals the boundless attachment that the Innu poet has for her culture, for the traditions of her ancestors, for her territory. Her writing takes an intimate look at the fragility of a disappearing Innu culture, whose strength we can still feel in the thousand-year-old teachings of nature.

Subjects: Côte-Nord, Indigenous authors, Indigenous communities, Indigenous literature, Innu

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Manikanetish : Petite Marguerite

This novel by Naomie Fontaine, Innu from Uashat, depicts the universe of a French teacher posted on an Indian reserve on the North Shore, that of her students who seek to take charge of themselves. Native, she will do everything to save them from despair, even go into the theater with them. The author was a finalist for the 2019 Radio-Canada National Book Combat, a finalist for the 2018 Geneva Book Fair Audience Award and many others.

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Nipimanitu : l’esprit de l’eau

This philosophical poetry collection by sociologist Pierrot Ross-Tremblay, Innu of the Essipit community, proposes a change of course in our relationship with the environment and nature, a reorientation for the future, otherwise we would head straight into a reef. Rather, the author lets nature speak for itself and recalls the urgency to act and get back to basics.

Subjects: Cosmogonic narratives, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu-aitun, Poetry

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Qu’as-tu fait de mon pays? Tanite nene etutamin nitassi?

This novel tells the story of the dispossession of indigenous peoples and the abuses of the colonial system in the form of a philosophical tale. In this work, An Antane Kapesh, the first Innu author, interprets the forest and those who endured colonial history in their flesh and their dignity and explains the world as it was before colonization.

Subjects: Innu territory, Colonization, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu

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S’agripper aux fleurs : collectif de femmes innues

Three Innu women (Louise Canapé, Louve Mathieu and Shan dak/Jeanne’Arc Vollant), natives of the North Shore (Quebec), sign this collection imbued with a typically Aboriginal flavor. Their haikus reveal the naked truth of a people of the great outdoors confined to the “reserve”, a reserve which perhaps has the merit of protecting the identity, but which nevertheless cuts wings.

Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu, Innu-aitun, Poetry

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