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Wapke : Indigenous science fiction stories / [text] Marie-Andrée Gill [and 13 others] ; selected by Michel Jean ; translated by Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo.

Jean, Michel, 1960- (editor.). Gabinet-Kroo, Kathryn, 1953- (translator.).

Summary:

Wapke--meaning "tomorrow" in the Atikamekw language--is Quebec's first collection of science fiction short stories by Indigenous writers. Fourteen authors from various nations and different backgrounds project us into the future through their moving, poetic, worrying, and sometimes fantastical tales, addressing current social, political, and environmental themes. From time travelling Indigenous warriors to rebellious language and knowledge keepers, from Big Trees in a lake to a human sausage factory, from living on the land to living in cyberspace, these stories provide a trans-Indigenous colonial critique. The brainchild of Michel Jean, Wapke can be read on different levels: as pure entertainment for sci-fi fans or as a stimulant to serious reflection. It offers an often-captivating social commentary that reveals how Indigenous people view the future as well as a hope that change will come.

Record details

ISBN: 9781550969948 (softcover)
Physical Description: 159 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: Holstein, Ontario : Exile Editions, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Translation of: Wapke.
Formatted Contents Note:	Ten days on Birchbark / Marie-Andrée Gill -- Cécile / Katia Bacon -- The tomahawk and the sword / Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui -- The luminosity of children / Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau -- The great trees / Michel Jean -- Skin colours / Jean Sioui -- Pakan (Differently) / Cyndy Wylde -- 2091 / Elisapie Isaac -- The fourth world / Isabelle Picard -- Sausages / J.D. Kurtness -- Kanatabe Ishkueu / Natasha Kanapé Fontaine -- Minishtikok (The island) / Janis Ottawa -- Uapuch-unaikan / Alyssa Jérôme -- Uatan, a beating heart / Joséphine Bacon.
Language Note:	Translated from the French.