New publications from Elders Sr. Dorothy Moore and Murdena Marshall!

Nkij’inen Teluet Kina’matnewe’l Telimuksi’ki We’wkl Atukwaqnn, Kisi Amalwi’kmi’tij Gerald Gloade

Our Grandmothers’ Words: Traditional Stories for Nurturing, featuring the art of Gerald Gloade.

On May 3^rd 2013, a new publication was launched at the Chief Allison M. Bernard Memorial High School in Eskasoni. The book , Nkij’inen Teluet Kina’matnewe’l Telimuksi’ki We’wkl Atukwaqnn, Kisi Amalwi’kmi’tij Gerald Gloade, by authors Murdena Marshall, Diana Denny, Flo Young, Susie Marshall, Prune Harris and Cheryl Bartlett and artist Gerald Gloade, continues the Mi’kmaw tradition of passing cultural knowledge via stories and legends.

This is the story of Sali’j, a young Mi’kmaw woman who discovers that she is pregnant and begins her passage into motherhood guided by her Mother, Grandmother and Godmother. The book pulls together insights and experiences concerning pregnancy and motherhood that have been shared from generation to generation.

“Our Grandmothers’ Words” book launch in Eskasoni, Nova Scotia; L-R: Flo Young, Diana Denny, Susie Marshall, Gerald Gloade, Murdena Marshall. Image courtesy of Natalie Gloade.

Warrior Women: Remaking Canadian Postsecondary Places Through Narrative Inquiry

The annual L’nui’sultinej Conference, hosted by St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish in mid-May 2013, was the perfect place to launch the new book Warrior Women: Remaking Canadian Postsecondary Places Through Narrative Inquiry, authored by Mary Isabelle Young, Lucy Joe, Jennifer Lamoureux, Laura Marshall, Sister Dorothy Moore, Jerri-Lynn Orr, Brenda Mary Parisian, Khea Paul, Florence Paynter, and edited by Janice Huber.

The publication recounts stories and experiences of First Nations teachers and their perspectives concerning Native and non-Native participation in several spheres, including postsecondary education, community and family.

By relating their experiences within the education system, the authors of Warrior Women touch on issues that not only influence First Nations students, but also affect the wider learning community, and it is hoped that this book will be a tool in creating cultural awareness in learning institutions like universities where new teachers are emerging.

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