The Mellon ISCEI Writer in Residence program will bring Indigenous writers to campus to continue their creative work, share their expertise, interact with students and faculty members, and enhance knowledge of and exposure to Indigenous writing among the campus community and the public at large. The annual听Writer in Residence听will be co-organized with the Departments of听English听补苍诲听贵谤别苍肠丑听尝颈迟别谤补迟耻谤别,听补苍诲听will be involved in a variety of on-campus activities such as听creative writing听workshops, talks, and will be available as a resource to students, faculty, and staff.听
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Winter 2024 Writer-in-Residence
BILLY-RAY BELCOURT (he/him) is from the Driftpile Cree Nation. He is the author of five books, including A MINOR CHORUS and the forthcoming COEXISTENCE. He has been awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize, the City of Edmonton Book Prize, and two BC and Yukon Book Prizes. He is an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
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Past Residencies听
See below to learn more about past residents听
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson听
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, musician, and academic. She has worked as an independent scholar for two decades and lectured at universities across Canada and the United States. In her work, she deals with ideas of Indigenous environmentalisms and land-based knowledge, resurgence and resilience, and Indigenous futurities. She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and currently teaches at Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning. She is a member of Alderville First Nation.
Some of her notable works include Dancing on Our Turtle鈥檚 Back, Islands of Decolonial Love, and most recently, Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies and its accompanying album Noopiming Sessions.
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Non-fiction
- Rehearsals for Living听Robyn Maynard & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (forthcoming Knopf Canada/Haymarket 2022)
- A Short History of the Blockade: Giant Beavers, Diplomacy & Regeneration in Nishnaabewin听(University of Alberta Press, 2021)
- Danser sur les dos de notre Tortue听(Varia, 2018)
- As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance听(University of Minnesota Press, 2017)
- Dancing On Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence听(2011)
Fiction
- Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies听(House of Anansi, 2020; University of Minnesota Press, 2021)
- Noopiming, Rem猫de pour gu茅rir de la blancheur听(M茅moire d'encrier, 2021)
- On se perd toujours par accident听(M茅moire d'encrier, 2020)
- Cartographie de l'amour d茅colonial听(M茅moire d'encrier, 2018)
- This Accident of Being Lost: Songs and Stories听(House of Anansi, 2017)
- Islands of Decolonial Love听(ARP Books, 2013)
- The Gift is in the Making听(Portage and Main Press, 2013)
Albums
- Theory of Ice听(You've Changed Records, 2021)
- Noopiming Sessions听(Gizhiiwe Records, 2020)
- f(l)ight听(2016)
- Islands of Decolonial Love听(2013)
Films & Videos
- Viscosity听(dir. Sandra Brewster, 2021)
- Solidification听(dir. Sammy Chien & Chimerik Collective, 2020)
- 听(dir. Amanda Strong, 2018)
- How to Steal A Canoe听(dir.听, 2016)
- Under Your Always Light听(dir.听, 2016)
Maya Cousineau-Mollen听
Maya Cousineau Mollen, de la nation Innu-Montagnaise est adopt茅e de fa莽on traditionnelle par des parents Qu茅b茅cois sur d茅cision de sa m猫re Innu. Encourag茅e par ses parents, elle commence 脿 茅crire de la po茅sie d猫s l鈥櫭e de 14ans. Ce moyen d鈥檈xpression la suit tout au long de son existence. Publi茅e modes -tement dans des anthologies, revues litt茅raires et 茅galement auteure d鈥檜ne nouvelle dans le recueil Amun sous la direction de Michel Jean. Elle publie en Septembre 2019 son tout premier recueil de po茅sie avec la maison d鈥櫭塪颈迟颈辞苍蝉 Hannenorak intitul茅 : Br茅viaire du Matricule 082. Elle cumule 23 ans d鈥檈xp茅rience dans le monde des Premi猫res nations. Fondatrice de l鈥檃ssociation 茅tudiante autochtone 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval et 茅galement cofondatrice du Conseil des jeunes des Premi猫res nations du Qu茅bec et du Labrador devenu depuis l鈥檃ctuel R茅seau jeunesse des Premi猫res Nations du Qu茅bec et du Labrador.
Maya Cousineau Mollen is an Innu-Montagnaise writer. Encouraged by her adopted parents, Maya began writing poetry at a young age and has since incorporated writing throughout her life. Maya is the cofounder of the First Nations Youth Council in Quebec and Labrador, in addition to founding the association 茅tudiante autochtone 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval. Published in anthologies and literary reviews, Maya published her first collection of poetry with la maison d鈥櫭塪颈迟颈辞苍蝉 Hannenorak titled: Br茅viaire du Matricule 082.
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Recuils
- Br茅viaire du matricule 082, Wendake, 脡ditions Hannenorak, 2019
- Enfant du lichen, 脡dition Hannenorak, 2022
Revues et ouvrages collectifs
- 听芦听[Po猫mes/Poems]听禄, dans Susan Ouriou (dir.),听Languages of Our Land听: Indigenous Poems and Stories from Quebec / Langues de notre terre: Po猫mes et r茅cits autochtones du Qu茅bec, Banff, Banff Centre Press,听2014,听p.听145-160
- 芦听摆笔辞猫尘别蝉闭听禄,听Exit, revue de po茅sie,听no听59,鈥幪齤uin 2010,听p.听72-74
- 芦听Mort 脿 l'arme blanche听禄, dans Maurizio Gatti (dir.),听Mots de neige, de sable et d'oc茅an听: litt茅ratures autochtones, Wendake, 脡ditions du CDFM,听2008,听p.听72-73
- 芦听Jalousie masculine听禄, dans Maurizio Gatti (dir.),听Mots de neige, de sable et d'oc茅an听: litt茅ratures autochtones, Wendake, 脡ditions du CDFM,听2008,听p.听72-73
Lettres
- 芦听Encore une fois, l'aventure se passera entre nous, les Autochtones?听禄,听Le Devoir,鈥幪�14 juillet 2018
- 芦听脌 propose de听Kanata, 茅pisode 1, la controverse听禄,听Le Devoir,鈥幪�15 d茅cembre 2018
Nouvelles
- 芦听Mitatamun (Regret)听禄, dans Michel Jean (dir.),听Amun, Montr茅al, Stank茅,听2016, 133-154听p.,听p.听133-154
Greg Horn
Greg Horn is a Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka of Kahnawake and has been a journalist for 25 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Concordia University. He is also a graduate of the adult immersion program Kanien鈥檏茅ha Ratiwennahn铆:rats.
Greg is the editor/publisher of Ior矛:wase 鈥� a community media outlet based in Kahnawake. Ior矛:wase first launched online in 2008 and has been printing a newspaper since 2013 and it also produces video content and podcasts. In 2022, Ior矛:wase was named Best Overall Newspaper by the Quebec Community Newspapers Association.
Outside of journalism Greg is very involved in his community and is the Chairman of the Tewatohnhi鈥檚aktha Board of Director and is one of the founders and Chairman of the Club 24 Athletics Foundation not for profit.
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You can read more about this initiative by referring to Call to Action #25 in the Provost鈥檚 Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education report linked here: