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Originally Published In Event Magazine, Fall 2018: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/2018/10/read-and-listen-miigwetch-nshoomis-by-nathan-adler/ Source: Read and Listen: Miigwetch Nshoomis! by Nathan Adler – EVENT

Anishinaabe Word of the Day, originally published in Shameless Magazine, The Transformation Issue 36, Fall 2017: https://shamelessmag.com/issue/fall-2017 Anishinaabemoowin Word of the Day Today’s Anishinaabe word of the day, brought to you by the old age, forgetfulness, and dementia that has … Continue reading →

Originally published in Shameless Magazine, The Transformation Issue 36, Fall 2017: https://shamelessmag.com/issue/fall-2017 Canada’s 150 Party Not For Everybody  The day before Canada’s 150th birthday, or 150+ years of colonialism as it is also known, I had been reading a lot of … Continue reading →

From the CBC website: https://www.cbc.ca/books/nathan-niigan-noodin-adler-recommends-4-books-to-read-for-indigenous-book-club-month-1.4197567 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit LinkedIn Email Jane van Koeverden · CBC · Posted: Jul 10, 2017 11:05 AM ET | Last Updated: July 10, 2017 0 comments June is Indigenous Book Club Month. CBC Books will publish a recommendation … Continue reading →

Originally published in Shameless Magazine as The Colonization of Gender, Niin-Giin-Wiin, Sex issue 30, Fall 2015: https://shamelessmag.com/issue/fall-2015 Niin-Giin-Wiin ~ The Colonization Of Gender ~ by Nathan Adler Many historical texts that I’ve read were written by Europeans who came into contact with diverging … Continue reading →

Originally published in the “Beyond The Books” Column of Shameless Magazine, as How Lake St. Martin First Nation Saved Winnipeg, Environmental Justice issue 29, Spring 2015: https://shamelessmag.com/issue/spring-2015 How Lake St. Martin First Nation Saved Winnipeg’s Ass. It’s hard to talk about … Continue reading →

When I was asked to write this gift guide, I was presented with a vast selection of titles to choose from. Since I knew there was a dearth of literary talent in the Indigenous writerly world, I decided to highlight … Continue reading →

Bawajigan: Stories of Power Dreams (Bawajigan) have always played a powerful role in Indigenous cultures across Turtle Island: they have changed the course of history, and served as warning, insight, guidance, solace, or hope. In Bawajigan (Anishinaabemowin for Dream) – and the 17th … Continue reading →

I did a telephone interview with CBC books, and they wrote up a nice article based on the transcribed interview. You can read the original here: http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/07/nathan-adler-hiwi.html Or see copy & paste version below:   Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler on … Continue reading →

All Lit up did a nice write-up on my novel Wrist, you can read about it on the All Lit Up Blog here: https://alllitup.ca/Blog/2016/First-Fiction-Fridays-Wrist Or see copy & paste below: First Fiction Fridays: Wrist June 24, 2016 Sneak-peek alert!  Wrist, Nathan … Continue reading →