In Seventhblade, the Ibinnashae (children of Ibinnas and non-Ibinnas) use Northern Michif as their heritage language. I was lucky enough to have translation help from Vince Ahenakew, an educator and language keeper from Île-à-la-Crosse, which one of the main communities that speak this dialect. Vince kindly fixed my attempts at translating dialogue as I amContinue reading “Northern Michif and Seventhblade”
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Seventhblade: Peasant Farming and Social Darwinism
The Convenient Lie That Caused the Real Destruction of Thriving Indigenous Farm Communities In Seventhblade, I’ve used some historical (and contemporary) acts of forced assimilation, segregation, and genocide against Turtle Island Indigenous communities and individuals as a basis for my worldbuilding concerning the Ecrelian colonization of the Indigenous Ibinnas, Ibinnashae, and Iqounicha of Kaspine. OneContinue reading “Seventhblade: Peasant Farming and Social Darwinism”
It’s been a long time coming…
…but well worth the wait. It’s quite the thing, finally seeing your first book in full print like this. Actually holding it in your hands. It’s exciting and surreal; in some ways it felt like a day that was never going to come, especially with the rollercoaster ride of these last few years. I amContinue reading “It’s been a long time coming…”
Seventhblade’s June Release!
“We are who we love. A part of us leaves with the ones that go, pieces ripped from us in the worst ways, but part of them stays with us as well. They are woven into everything we do. It is true: Your boy is not here anymore. But you are you because of him,Continue reading “Seventhblade’s June Release!”
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