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Indigenous StudiesThose Who Know: Profiles of Alberta’s Aboriginal EldersDianne Meili • NeWest PressThe elders in Those Who Know have devoted their lives to preserving the wisdom and spirituality of theirancestors. Despite insult and oppression, they have maintained sometimes forbidden practices for thebetterment of not just their people, but all humankind. First published in 1991, Meili’s book remains anessential portrait of men and women who have lived on the trapline, in the army, in a camp on the move,in jail, in residential schools, and on the reserve, all the while counselling, praying, fasting, healing, andhelping to birth further generations. In this new edition, Meili supplements her original text with newprofiles and interviews that further the collective story of these elders as they guide us to a necessary future,one that values Mother Earth and the importance of community.ISBN-13: 9781927063132paperback / 394 pp6 x 9 / $24.95May 2012Dianne Meili is the great-granddaughter of well-known Cree Elder, Victoria Callihoo. After studyingjournalism at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, she worked as a reporter, public relationsofficer, and was the editor of Windspeaker for two years, where she became aware of the need for a bookto chronicle the thoughts and experiences of Alberta’s Native elders. Dianne currently lives in Peace River.Key words: Indigenous identities – Alberta, Traditional knowledge, Indigenous research methods,Alberta elders, Alberta First Nations history, Metis, Residential schoolsDancing on Our Turtle’s Back:Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New EmergenceLeanne Simpson • ARP BooksMany promote Reconciliation as a “new” way for Canada to relate to Indigenous Peoples. In Dancing onOur Turtle’s Back, activist, editor, and educator Leanne Simpson asserts reconciliation must be groundedin political resurgence and must support the regeneration of Indigenous languages, oral cultures, andtraditions of governance. Simpson explores philosophies and pathways of regeneration, resurgence, anda new emergence through the Nishnaabeg language, Creation Stories, walks with Elders and children,celebrations and protests, and meditations on these experiences. She stresses the importance of illuminatingIndigenous intellectual traditions to transform their relationship to the Canadian state.ISBN-13: 9781894037501paperback / 166 pp5.5 x 8.5 / $19.95April 2012Leanne Simpson is a researcher, writer, and educator. She is a member of the gidigaa bzhiw dodem anda citizen of the Nishnaabeg nation. Leanne holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and currentlyteaches at the Centre for World Indigenous Knowledge at Athabasca University.Key words: Indigenous studies, Decolonization, Post-colonialism, Reconciliation, Political studies,Canadian historyThe Strength of Women:ÂhkamêyimowakPriscilla Settee • Coteau BooksPersonal recollections by a wide spectrum of Aboriginal women tell stories of injustice, racism, sexism, andgenocide, but also of awakening, fierce struggles, and hope.Priscilla Settee is a Saskatchewan educator, intellectual, activist, and writer. She is an associateprofessor in the department of native studies at the University of Saskatchewan, and has been atrailblazer in developing global solidarity within and among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginalcommunities. She received a 2008 Saskatchewan Global Citizens Award.ISBN-13: 9781550504569paperback / 144 pp6 x 9 / $19.95May 2011Key words: Autobiography & memoir, Indigenous identities, Women’s literary traditions,Narrative & biography, Feminism, Decolonization, Racism, Sexism, Genocide42 Literary Press Group / Congress 2013