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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson to speak in Faculty of Arts Speakers Series Nov. 17

Renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author, musician, and scholar Leanne Betasamosake Simpson will speak as part of Mount Allison's 2021-22 Faculty of Arts Speakers Series. The online event, hosted on Eventbrite at 7 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 17, is open to all.

Simpson is the author of seven books, including Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for fiction, and was listed among the Globe & Mail's best books of 2020. Simpson will read from this book at the Nov. 17 event.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba, and has taught and lectured extensively across Canada and the U.S. She teaches at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning based in Yellowknife, which provides university accredited programs with a mandate to serve Indigenous people.

Her biography lists her as "one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. Her work breaks open the intersections between politics, story and song—bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity."

You can find Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's books through Novanet:

Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Call Number: PS 8637 .I4865 N66 2020

Publication Date: 2020

The Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Call Number: PS 8637 .I4865 T45 2017

Publication Date: 2017

 

 

 

 

Dancing on Our Turtle's Back by Leanne Simpson

Call Number: E 92 .S49 2011

Publication Date: 2011

 

 

 

 

As We Have Always Done by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Call Number: E 99 .C6 S659 2017

Publication Date: 2017

 

 

 

 

Lighting the Eighth Fire by Leanne Simpson (Editor); Sumac Smokii (Introduction by)

Call Number: E 78 .C2 L545 2008 M

Publication Date: 2008

This remarkable collection of essays by leading Indigenous scholars focuses on the themes of freedom, liberation and Indigenous resurgence as they relate to the land. --Publisher's description

 

 

A Short History of the Blockade by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson; Jordan Abel (Introduction by)

Call Number: Print copy on order. E-book available: https://mta.novanet.ca/permalink/f/1njglgj/NOVANET_ALEPH002915680

Publication Date: 2021

In A Short History of the Blockade, award-winning writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson uses Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg stories, storytelling aesthetics, and practices to explore the generative nature of Indigenous blockades through our relative, the beaver--or in Nishnaabemowin, Amik. --Publisher's description

 

 

The Gift Is in the Making by Leanne Simpson

Publication Date: 2013

The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings to a new generation. --Publisher's description

This Is an Honour Song by Leanne Simpson (Editor); Kiera Ladner (Editor)

Call Number: FC 2925.9 .O6 T45 2010

Publication Date: 2010

This is an Honour Song is a collection of narratives, poetry, and essays exploring the broad impact of the 1990 resistance at Kanehsatà:ke, otherwise known as the "Oka Crisis." --Publisher's description

 

 

The Winter We Danced by The Kino-nda-niimi The Kino-nda-niimi Collective (Editor)

Call Number: E 92 .W56 2014

Publication Date: 2014

The Winter We Danced is a vivid collection of writing, poetry, lyrics, art and images from the many diverse voices that make up the past, present, and future of the Idle No More movement. --Publisher's description

 

 

Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Simpson

Publication Date: 2013

In her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love, renowned writer and activist Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg nation. --Publisher's description

Visit Eventbrite to get the link to Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's talk on Wed., Nov. 17 @ 7 p.m. (AST).