BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Cambridge Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Cambridge Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1eeca6f2-da19-4819-869e-8d9a702ca98d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260718T135328Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T160000 SUMMARY:Mihko Kiskisiwin-Blood Memory LOCATION:Old Post Office\nOld Post Office X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Old Post Office;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Old Post Office:geo:43.3583533,-80.3155265 GEO:43.3583533;-80.3155265 DESCRIPTION:Authors Shantell Powel\, Bill Coates\, Cynthia Missabie\, and Hope Engel read and share from the new anthology Mihko Kiskisiwin..\nhttps ://ideaexchange.libnet.info/event/11640758 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Thomas King said\, &ldquo\;The truth about stories is&hellip\; stories are all that we are.&rdquo\; Colonization has tried to erase and eradicate Indigenous narratives for centuries. Even ma instream literature features the same kinds of stories told by the same vo ices. It fails to recognize the diversity of voices across Turtle Island. Stories exist and persist in diverse and divergent forms.
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Mihko Kiskisiwin is collection of Indigenous North American voices\, from incarcerated a nd diversified Indigenous community members\, elders\, and youth to people with disabilities and 2SLGBTQIA+ people. This anthology by the Indigenous Poets Society (Saskatchewan&ndash\;Ontar io) showcases spoken and written poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-ficti on from emerging and established artists\, writers\, and performers.

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Testimony is at the heart of this collection. With vulnerability and ur gency\, these writers illuminate the complexities of trauma\, identity\, a nd healing. By empowering diverse and divergent Indigenous voices\, inters ectional awareness and diversity flourish. We see how one story can&rsquo\ ;t possibly encapsulate the breadth of Indigenous North American cultures and experiences.

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In Cree\, &ldquo\;Mihko Kiskisiwin&rdquo\; means &ldquo\;blood memory&rdquo\;. It&rsquo\;s the idea that our ancestral know ledge is in our blood&rsquo\;s memory and calls for right relationship\; c ultural restoration and resilience\, inter-related respectfulness\, and in terconnected reciprocity. This anthology is our stories in our own words a s a revolutionary act of remembering\, reclamation\, and resurgence for fu ture generations to come.

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