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As the Earth Dreams A ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy. This bold and innovative anthology of speculative short ficti...

A very short awards eligibility post:

This year, I edited an anthology of Black Canadian SFF, "As The Earth Dreams." I'm honored to champion these writers!

Also, all of the stories in the collection are so amazing and diverse! Please consider them for awards, too!
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Read Noreen Golfman's wonderful review of On Inuit Cinema | Inuit TakugatsaliuKatiget in ARCTIC at tinyurl.com/4v3xk4uy or find the book at tinyurl.com/5f5tddjk

Canadian Publishing Industry Condemns Implementation of Alberta Book Ban - Association of Canadian Publishers

Canadian publishers condemn Alberta's decision to proceed with its discriminatory book ban. The ban restricts access to literature, undermines professional expertise & diverts public resources away from actual learning. @lpgcanada.bsky.social @youralberta.bsky.social publishers.ca/alberta-book...

Stirs Up the Dust from the series Thunder Up Above 2011 Feathers, beads, synthetic fabric Wendy Red Star Apsáalooke (Crow), born 1981 Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D. Autry Museum; 2018.15.1 Wendy Red Star is known for photographing herself within elaborately constructed scenes, engaging the viewer directly and foregrounding her presence within narratives of her own design. In Stirs Up the Dust, from a series of celestial couture garments titled Thunder Up Above, Red Star reimagines the regalia associated with powwow—a circular dance celebration found throughout Indigenous Plains cultures, including Red Star's Crow Nation-in futuristic terms. A powerful form of self-expression, powwow regalia has morphed over time from buckskin, beadwork, and feathers to embrace satin, lamé, and sequins. In Stirs Up the Dust, Red Star brings a feminist lens (women have only been allowed to dance in powwow circles since 1953) to this iconic look, using candy-colored streamers, an elaborate bustle, and a conceptual headpiece reminiscent of the outlandish headgear seen on high-fashion runways. Performed within a Martian landscape, Red Star's regalia projects the wearer into the future, bringing her high-style, cosmic powwow to outer space and worlds beyond. Stirs Up the Dust is part of the exhibition Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology.

Northern Warrior Andy Everson (Comox/Kwakwaka'wakw) 2014 ABS plastic, rubber trim, cast resin, turned maple (hat), clear smoky acrylic, paint Courtesy of the artist Andy Everson offers Northwest Coast-inspired versions of iconic characters from the Star Wars universe. In Northern Warrior, he combines the figure of a stormtrooper with Northwest Coast warriors who defend the land, covering the helmet in formline designs and the yellow, blue, white, and black colors of Chilkat weavings.

Prometheus Diego Romero (Cochiti Pueblo) 2021 Commercial clay, commercial gold luster, and natural hand-gathered clay paint From the Collection of George and Martha Richards In futuristic, otherworldly narratives that unfold across their surfaces, Diego Romero channels his love of comic book superheroes and pop culture into ceramic vessels that elevate Pueblo life to Olympian stature. In Prometheus, he recasts the Greek hero who stole fire from the gods and delivered it to humanity in the form of technology and knowledge as Coyote, the trickster of Native legend.

Gold Star Quilt Wally Dion (Saulteaux) 2024 Circuit boards, brass wire, copper pole Autry Museum; 2024.8.1 Sewn together from wire and recycled computer motherboards, Wally Dion's Gold Star Quilt merges the "star quilt"—a quilting pattern that emerged on the Northern Plains in the nineteenth century that features diamond-shaped pieces of material sewn into an eight-pointed star-with modern technologies and materials. Star quilts connote respect and honor, and contain symbolic representations of life, spirituality, and community for Plains peoples, who often give them as gifts to celebrate important milestones in life. By replacing the soft, comforting cloth with shiny, sharp computer hardware, Dion transforms the iconic pattern into a vivia sculptural work that upends audience expectations. According to the artist, "these quilts merge traditional symbols with contemporary materials, speaking to the opportunity—and potential menace—presented by technology."

First visit to the Autry Museum today. The current Future Imaginaries exhibit is mind-blowing. theautry.org/exhibitions/...

Strengths-Based Approaches are a form of Indigenous Futurisms and Dreaming This book is an anthology with ten contributors. The editors, Marnee Shay and Grace Sarra, are authors or co-authors for eight out of the t...

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Strengths-Based Approaches in Indigenous Education: Indigenous Futurisms and Dreaming

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Nominations for the 2026 BCLA Awards are now open - tell us about the amazing library workers and library projects that deserve recognition! bclaconnect.ca/blog/call-fo...

Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms Darcie Little Badger is a  Lipan Apache author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comics .  Based on a recommendation from a colleagu...

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In the context of book bans and banned word lists, the act of imagining a different future is a critical and important act.

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Lost in space - A short story about being a good and proper Native astronaut I first encountered Drew Hayden Taylor's work when I was a young adult. I'm pretty sure my mom had a copy of Funny you don't look like one: ...

Lost in space - A short story about being a good and proper Native astronaut

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On February 21 in Williams Lake, Dr. Georgina Martin ("Drumming Our Way Home") will be sharing her story at Feasting on Stories - Winter Storytelling Gathering, hosted by Moccasin Footprint Society. More info and registration: https://ow.ly/m79s50XZU3p

“I listened to a lot of advice that stripped my voice. Listening to editorial feedback is an important skill, but so is learning what not to listen to.”

Fantastic conversation between Jessica Johns and Selina Boan about Bad Cree through VPL: crowdcast.io/c/bclibrarie...

A Steady Brightness of Being - A nurturing book for when you need encouragement and support Celebrating Indigenous literature and scholarship.

A Steady Brightness of Being - A nurturing book for when you need encouragement and support twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-st... #Booksky

Slash/Back - An alien invasion story and a celebration of Indigenous girlhood Slash/Back is an alien invasion film written by Nyla Innuksuk (Inuk) and Ryan Cavan, and directed by Nyla Innuksuk (2022). It begins with Ma...

Slash/Back - An alien invasion story and a celebration of Indigenous girlhood indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/slas...

Seeking book lists & educator resources for #NativeAmerican Heritage Month? I recommend Indigenous Reads Rising, created by Native teachers & children's-YA literature experts, from We Need Diverse Books: indigenousreadsrising.com #Indigenous #picturebooks #MGLit #YALit #middlegradebooks #teaching

Universities need Indigenous co-governance Structured partnerships are a better way to manage membership verification and other processes that affect Indigenous communities.

Universities can’t indigenize from inside. Co-governance is the missing catalyst.

Read @usask.ca professor Kurtis Boyer's latest piece👇

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The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.

School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social.

Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl

Looking back at 2025: A year of powerful Indigenous storytelling The Academy Awards. Reporting at the UN. Healing horses. Three generations of salmon-protectors. Multiple awards. IndigiNews reflects on our biggest stories of the year

The Academy Awards. Reporting at the UN. Healing horses. Three generations of salmon-protectors. Multiple awards. IndigiNews reflects on our biggest stories of the year.

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Welcome to your authentic Indian experienceTM - the commodification and theft of Indigenous identity and culture Rebecca Roanhorse is a science fiction/fantasy author. I especially loved her novel Trail of Lightning . I haven't seen her series  Echo ye...

Welcome to your authentic Indian experienceTM - the commodification and theft of Indigenous identity and culture

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History of the New World - short story in which manatees/Mermaids express concern about interdimensional colonization Adam Garnet Jones is an author and filmmaker.  His film Fire Song won the ImagineNative Film Festival's Audience Choice Award and was also ...

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History of the New World - short story in which manatees/Mermaids express concern about interdimensional colonization

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mari kurisato's science fiction story in which sentient robots claim Indigenous identity

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Uatan - A short story which illustrates Indigenous youth in the future who love their culture Josephine Bacon is a poet who writes in both French and Innu-aimun. I visited her website and it was in French so I used the magic of the i...

Uatan - A short story which illustrates Indigenous youth in the future who love their culture

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Utiqtuq - An Inuit zombie short story I found this story in Taaqtumi: An anthology of Arctic horror stories .  I love horror set in the north. True Detective Season 4: Night Cou...

Utiqtuq - An Inuit zombie short story

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2091 - An Indigenous utopian short story by Elisapie Isaac Elisapie Isaac is an Inuk artist from Nunavic . She is a performing and recording artist. She sells her albums and merch on her website . He...

2091 - An Indigenous utopian short story by Elisapie Isaac

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Indigenous science fiction as a source of knowledge Previous posts amplified various Indigenous scholars speaking to the ways that Indigenous stories are used pedagogically. They speak to the...

Indigenous science fiction as a source of knowledge

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Perspectives on Indigenous speculative fiction Many of the collections I read included forewords written by editors of collections of Indigenous speculative fiction anthologies of short...

Perspectives on Indigenous speculative fiction

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Story as a Source of Knowledge In the foreword to a collection of traditional stories, Tse-shaht author George Clutesi (1967) says: Quaint folklore tales were used wide...

Story as a Source of Knowledge

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Afro-futurisms and Indigenous futurisms The phrase “Indigenous futurisms” is often used to describe Indigenous speculative fiction. According to David Gaertner, Grace Dillon was t...

Afro-futurisms and Indigenous futurisms indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/afro...

Introducing the Indigenous Futurisms Fan Blog For my doctoral dissertation , I chose to study Indigenous futurisms.  I enjoy reading about Indigenous people encountering and overcoming v...

Introducing the Indigenous Futurisms Fan Blog indigenousfuturismsfan.blogspot.com/2025/12/intr...

Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World An inquiry into the development of the term culturally sustaining pedagogies, including response from creator of culturally responsive pedagogy

New post: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World

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Quote graphic featuring the following quote from Prime Minister Carney’s statement on Canada’s recognition of Palestine: “Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.”

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.
 
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