Waking Ground Suspense a Haida Gwaii–based artist and

a Haida Gwaii–based artist and illustrator

while working at Indian Affairs in the early 1950s

In Ayana Goes Fishing follow Ayana as she asks her father to teach her how to fish

The Stoney Nakoda Nation Casino

The family lives in two hogans

Waking Ground Suspense a Haida Gwaii–based artist andWaking Ground by by shalan joudry connects the social and ecological challenges our communities face with the unresolved legacy of Canadas settlement and its ongoing impact on the lives of Indigenous people. Attuned to language, landscape, and legacy, Shalan Joudrys insightful and candid poems bring forward stories that speak to the resilience of Mikmaw culture and the collective work of healing and reconciliation that lies before us all. shalan