{"product_id":"a-steady-brightness-of-being-truths-wisdom-and-love-from-celebrated-indigenous-voices","title":"A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited by Stephanie Sinclair and Sara Sinclair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Books Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\/26\/2025, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9780735250369\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing together voices from across Turtle Island, a groundbreaking collection of letters from Indigenous writers, activists, and thinkers--to their ancestors, to future generations, and to themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the wisdom and personal experience of its esteemed contributors, this first-of-its-kind anthology tackles complex questions of our times to provide a rich tapestry of Indigenous life, past, present, and future. The letters explore the histories that have brought us to this moment, the challenges and crises faced by present-day communities, and the visions that will lead us to a new architecture for thinking about Indigeneity. Taking its structure from the medicine bundle--tobacco, sage, cedar, and sweetgrass--it will stir and empower readers, as well as enrich an essential and ongoing conversation about what reconciliation looks like and what it means to be Indigenous today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilly-Ray Belcourt, Cindy Blackstock, Cody Caetano, Warren Cariou, Norma Dunning, Kyle Edwards, Jennifer Grenz, Jon Hickey, Jessica Johns, Wab Kinew, Terese Marie Mailhot, Kent Monkman, Simon Moya-Smith, Pamela Palmater, Tamara Podemski, Waubgeshig Rice, David A. Robertson, Niigaan Sinclair, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Zoe Todd, David Treuer, Richard Van Camp, katherena vermette, Jesse Wente, Joshua Whitehead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Poignant.... This slim collection contains an impressive array of voices.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Editors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Sinclair\u003c\/strong\u003e is Publisher of McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. She is a Cree, Ojibwe, and German\/Jewish settler. She is a fierce advocate and activist, serving as a mentor and curator, and organizing publishing events to challenge colonial practices in publishing and to advance the work of reconciliation. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSara Sinclair\u003c\/strong\u003e is an oral historian of Cree-Ojibwa, German\/Jewish, and British descent. Sara teaches in the Oral History Masters Program at Columbia University. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/how-we-go-home-voices-from-indigenous-north-america?variant=32509569368115\" title=\"How We Go Home\"\u003eHow We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand gave a TEDx talk on \"Why We Need to Amplify Indigenous Voices\" in 2021. She lives in New York, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52352106430747,"sku":"Steady Brightness of Being","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81DMrmYHlkL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781542666","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/a-steady-brightness-of-being-truths-wisdom-and-love-from-celebrated-indigenous-voices","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}