Jess Housty grapples with the natural and the supernatural

These visionary pieces build upon Simpson's powerful use of the fragment as a tool for intervention in her critically acclaimed collection Islands of Decolonial Love

by her words

and finding the answer is a task that requires deep reflection from all of us who share these magnificent vistas

her younger son Lester finds romance on the soon-to-be-demolished train

Mnoomin maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin Kootenai Jess Housty grapples with theIn this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possibleMayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will