Indigiqueerness by Joshua Whitehead is a nuanced exploration of Indigiqueer identity through poetry, prose, and academic discourse. Recommended for advanced high school students and beyond, the book delves into themes of identity, community, and resilience within Indigenous cultures. It offers valuable curriculum connections in English/Language Arts for literary analysis of themes like gender, sexuality, and Indigenous perspectives. Social Studies curricula benefit from discussions on cultural identity, colonialism, and contemporary Indigenous issues.

The book also contributes to Gender and Sexuality Studies by examining diverse expressions of gender and sexuality within Indigenous contexts, promoting inclusivity and representation discussions. It inspires students to explore their own identities and cultural heritage through poetic and narrative forms. Overall, Indigiqueerness enriches education with its complex exploration of Indigiqueer experiences and intersections of Indigenous and queer identities.

Other End Matter: End notes
Images: Colour photographs
Contributor Affiliation: Authors Joshua Whitehead (Oji-Cree/nehiyaw of Peguis First Nation) & Angie Abdou
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Evaluator: David D., Indigenous Educator & Administrator, Indigenous Books for Schools

Joshua Whitehead is an Oji-Cree/nehiyaw, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer member of Peguis First Nation (Treaty 1). He is the author of the bestselling novel Jonny Appleseed (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018), longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award, and winner of Canada Reads; and the poetry collection full-metal indigiqueer (Talonbooks, 2017), which was the winner of the Governor General's History Award for the Indigenous Arts and Stories Challenge in 2016. He is also the editor of Love after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020). His next book is a work of creative non-fiction entitled Making Love with the Land that details mental health, queerness, and Indigeneity and is forthcoming with Knopf Canada.

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Angie Abdou began writing fiction in 2000 and has since published five books. Anything Boys Can Do was praised by the Times Colonist (British Columbia) for its original take on female sexuality. The Bone Cage, a novel about Olympic athletes, was the inaugural One Book, One Kootenay, as well as a 2011 Canada Reads finalist and the 2012 MacEwan Book of the Year. The Canterbury Trail (Brindle & Glass, 2011), is a dark comedy specifically about mountain culture and more generally about community and our relationship with the environment. The Canterbury Trail was a finalist for the Banff Mountain Book of the Year and won an IPPY (independent publishing award), Gold Medal for Canada West. Her fourth novel, Between (Arsenal Pulp Press), is about working mothers, foreign labour, and swingers' resorts. It was chosen as a best of 2014 by the Vancouver Sun, Prism Magazine, and 49th Shelf. Her latest book, What Remains (Arsenal Pulp Press), will be released in Fall 2017. Angie was born and raised in Moose Jaw, SK. She currently lives in the Crowsnest Pass area and works as a Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University.

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