Warren Cariou & Lorena Fontaine Book Launch (Elements of Indigenous Style: Second Edition)

Name: Warren Cariou & Lorena Fontaine Book Launch (Elements of Indigenous Style: Second Edition)
Start: 2025-02-12T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-12T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3M 2A6

Schedule

Wed Feb 12 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3M 2A6 | Winnipeg, MB

Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking evening celebrating the launch of the second edition of Elements of Indigenous Style (Brush Education). The event will feature a lively conversation between two of the book's editors, Warren Cariou and Lorena Fontaine, as they delve into the creation of this updated guide and its significance in shaping culturally appropriate and ethical writing practices.
https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781550599459/gregory-younging/elements-of-indigenous-style
This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/7oeqeo6nilQ
This groundbreaking book continues the legacy of the late Gregory Younging, offering updated and expanded principles for writing, editing, and publishing projects involving Indigenous Peoples. With five new chapters and enhanced content reflecting the latest Indigenous-led best practices, the second edition covers topics ranging from Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identities to Indigenous citation practices and digital representation.
Warren Cariou, a writer, scholar, and artist of Red River Métis and European heritage, is based at the University of Manitoba. His work spans fiction, memoir, and criticism, focusing on Indigenous cultures and environmental issues. He also serves as General Editor of the First Voices, First Text series.
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, of Cree and Anishinaabe heritage and a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, is Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. An advocate for Indigenous language rights and a recognized voice on residential school legacies, she has published extensively and had her research featured in the CBC documentary Undoing Linguicide.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Warren and Lorena discuss their collaboration and the transformative principles of Indigenous style!