Bawaajigan: Stories of Power

Bawaajigan – an Anishinaabemowin word for dream or vision – is a collection of short fiction by Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. The Exile Book of Anthology Series: Number Eighteen.

Contributors: Richard Van Camp, Lee Maracle, Katie-Jo Rabbit, Autumn Bernhardt, Brittany Johnson, Gord Grisenthwaite, Joanne Arnott, Délani Valin, Cathy Smith, David Geary, Yugcetun Anderson, Gerald Silliker Pisim Maskwa, Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Sara General, Wendy Bone, Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, and Karen Lee White.

Co-editors: Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler is the author of Wrist, an Indigenous monster story written from the monster’s perspective. He holds a B.A. in English and Native Studies, a B.F.A. in Integrated Media, and is an M.F.A. candidate in Creative Writing. He is Anishinaabe and Jewish, a member of Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, and resides in Mono, Ontario.

Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith of Toronto is a Saulteaux writer/editor/journalist from Peguis First Nation, and holds an M.A. in Education for Social Justice, along with a B.A. in Aboriginal Studies.