They will be missed: LOST in 2024

 

READ: https://ictnews.org/news/those-weve-lost-in-2024

Harris VP pick could lead to 1st Native female governor in US

 

Native America Calling

 

Vice President Kamala Harris announced Tuesday her selection of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Their victory in November would make Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Nation/D-MN) the first Native female governor in the U.S. history.

BOOK: Ice cubes like glass

 NEW BOOK (in French)

“Ice cubes like glass”, Isabelle Picard

May 19, 2024

During the Sixties Scoop, thousands of Indigenous youth in Canada were taken from their reserves by child welfare services to be adopted or placed with non-Indigenous foster families. With sensitivity, the novel Ice cubes like glass evokes this dark part of the country’s past, which has left immense scars within communities.  Inspired by Canadian history as well as that of her ancestors, ethnologist and author Isabelle Picard, originally from Wendake, immerses us in the pain of a Huron father, Henri. The latter sees his family being divided up by the government while remaining powerless. Through this poignant story, the writer succeeds in injecting depth into the many characters, such as the patriarch, his wife, Belle, and their host of children.  The eldest, Liliane, is particularly touching because of the fight she leads to keep her family afloat.   A necessary work, which remains captivating until the end.

Review: Florence Morin-Martel ★★★ 1/2 : https://actualnewsmagazine.com/english/ice-cubes-like-glass-isabelle-picard/

Isabelle Picard, Éditions Flammarion Québec, Montreal, 2024, 296 pages