Avenue of champions / Conor Kerr.
Avenue of champions / Conor Kerr.
By
:
Kerr, Conor.
Publication Date
:
2021
Publication Information
:
Gibsons, B.C. : Nightwood Editions,
Physical Description
:
223 p.
Subject Term
:
First Nations -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Edmonton (Alta.) -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Canadian fiction.
Summary
:
Avenue of Champions is a collection of interlinked stories that investigates the inherent connection of Indigenous peoples to the land and the permanence of culture, language and ceremony as a form of resistance to displacement. Based on Papaschase and MÔetis oral histories and lived experience, these stories set in Edmonton examine the relationship of Indigenous youth with urban constructs and colonial spaces -- from violence and racism to language revitalization and triumph. The central themes are focused on lateral violence, intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, academic relationships with elders and knowledge keepers, whitewashing, language revitalization and restaking land claims on traditional territories.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780889714182
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Conception Bay South (ACS) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC KER | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC KER | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC KER | Checked In |