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Much of Knott's advocacy began with her work against the Site C dam and taking part in the Treaty 8 Caravan. In 2014, the federal and provincial governments approved the construction of the B.C. Hydro Site C hydroelectric dam project, upsetting the people of the Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations, as it seems the dam will threaten three of the largest rivers in the Peace River ...
Jagardoo: Poems from Aboriginal Australia, published in 1978, is the second collection of poems by Noongar playwright and poet Jack Davis, often referred to as the 20th Century's Aboriginal Poet Laureate.
Al Hunter is an Anishinaabe writer [1] who has published poetry in books and journals, taught extensively, and performed internationally. A member of Rainy River First Nations and former chief, Hunter has expertise in land claims negotiations, and is a longstanding activist on behalf of indigenous rights and wellness, and environmental responsibility.
2012: Scanlon Prize for Indigenous Poetry, for Connection Requital. [18] [19] 2006: Australian Council for the Arts – Promotional And Presentation Grant Award Literature Board; 2996: Nominated, NBC Banjo Awards, Poetry Prize, for New and Selected poems: Munaldjali, Mutuerjararera [2]
Winner of the Indigenous Voices Award, English Poetry for This Wound Is a World (2018) [38] Winner of the 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize, This Wound Is a World [39] CBC's best book of 2017, Canadian poetry category, This Wound Is a World [40] Winner, P. K. Page Founder's Award for Poetry, "Love Is a Moontime Teaching", (2017) [41] Rhodes Scholar (2016)
John-Kehewin has worked for the Canadian Ministry of Children and Families. [2]John-Kehewin released her first graphic novel, Visions of the Crow, in 2023, with illustrations by Nicole Marie Burton.
Leslie Allan Murray AO (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic.His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings.
In 2010, she won the Orlando Poetry Prize for her poem "The Impermanence of Human Sculptures." [ 7 ] In 2013 she appeared on TEDx ABQ with a talk called "Igniting Healing." In 2015, Winder co-curated "Sing Our River Red," a traveling exhibit of single earrings to raise awareness of Canada's epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women . [ 8 ]