{"product_id":"szchkzyihta-the-poetry-of-sky-dancer-louise-bernice-halfe-9781771123495","title":"Sôhkêyihta: The Poetry of Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I build this story like my lair. One willow, \/ a rib at a time\" \u003cbr\u003e-- \"The Crooked Good\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 1990, Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe's work has stood out as essential testimony to Indigenous experiences within the ongoing history of colonialism and the resilience of Indigenous storytellers. \u003ci\u003eS?hk?yihta\u003c\/i\u003e includes searing poems, written across the expanse of Halfe's career, aimed at helping readers move forward from the darkness into a place of healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHalfe's own afterword is an evocative meditation on the Cree word s?hk?yihta: Have courage. Be brave. Be strong. She writes of coming into her practice as a poet and the stories, people, and experiences that gave her courage and allowed her\u003cbr\u003eto construct her \"lair.\" She also reflects on her relationship with n?hiyaw?win, the Cree language, and the ways in which it informs her relationships and poetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introduction by David Gaertner situates Halfe's writing within the history of whiteness and colonialism that works to silence and repress Indigenous voices. Gaertner pays particular attention to the ways in which Halfe addresses, incorporates, and pushes back against silence, and suggests that her work is an act of bearing witness - what Kwagiulth scholar Sarah Hunt identifies as making Indigenous lives visible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Bernice Halfe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurier Poetry #28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771123495","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717898473609,"sku":"9781771123495","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0a66529d-a466-42c7-8f73-f8ab2224c7ff.jpg?v=1719683911","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/szchkzyihta-the-poetry-of-sky-dancer-louise-bernice-halfe-9781771123495","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}