awâsis - kinky and dishevelled Treaties Throughout the remaining five chapters

Throughout the remaining five chapters mention of First Nations includes references to Treaty 9

Rebecca Cherner

and newspaper sources as she examines the environmental and political power relationships that affected her homeland in the Cold War period

a 17-year-old First Nation

This award recognizes an illustrator of a noteworthy Canadian book

awâsis - kinky and dishevelled Treaties Throughout the remaining five chaptersOpening with an introduction from Elder Maria Campbell, awsis kinky and dishevelled is a force of Indigenous resurgence, resistance, and soul healing laughter. Uncovering the painful facts wrought on her and her people's lives by colonialism, racism, religion, and residential schools, Louise walks us through further raw realities in this book questioning the still powerful destructive forces of colonialism, despite Canada's official, hollow promises