Staff Pick
A fabulous, slim memoir that explores the complex intersections between chosen queer family and blood family through cyclical Indigenous narrative techniques, Nîtisânak is immense in its vision and breadth. Equal parts witty and powerful, Lindsay Nixon is a phenomenon. Recommended By Cosima C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Literary Nonfiction. Native American Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Memoir. Winner of the 2019 Writers' Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers. Winner of the 2019 Quebec Writers' Federation Concordia University First Book Prize. 2019 Quebec Writers' Federation Mavis Gallant Prize finalist for Non-Fiction. 2019 Indigenous Voices Award finalist for Published Prose in English. 2019 Lambda Literary Award finalist for Lesbian Memoir. Jas M. Morgan's N TIS NAK honours blood and chosen kin with equal care. A groundbreaking memoir spanning nations, prairie punk scenes, and queer love stories, it is woven around grief over the loss of their mother. It also explores despair and healing through community and family, and being torn apart by the same. Using cyclical narrative techniques and drawing on Nixon's Cree, Saulteaux, and M tis ancestral teachings, this work offers a compelling perspective on the connections that must be broken and the ones that heal.
Synopsis
Jas M. Morgan's n tis nak honours blood and chosen kin with equal care. A groundbreaking memoir spanning nations, prairie punk scenes, and queer love stories, it is woven around grief over the loss of their mother. It also explores despair and healing through community and family, and being torn apart by the same. Using cyclical narrative techniques and drawing on their Cree, Saulteaux, and M tis ancestral teachings, this work offers a compelling perspective on the connections that must be broken and the ones that heal.
Winner of the 2019 Quebec Writers' Federation Concordia University First Book Prize