Odette Auger

Congrats to the winners: @odetteauger.bsky.social, @docleslie.bsky.social, @isabellegroc.bsky.social, @arnokopecky.bsky.social, @ninilab.bsky.social, @jbmackinnon.bsky.social, @toughcitywriter.bsky.social, @ljevanso.bsky.social, @tjanepalmer.bsky.social, @spoorthyraman.bsky.social

This novel began on a camping trip to where the whales rub themselves on the beach every Sept. Waves pounding all night- energizing. Itching to create, I got up and started this writing. brilliant writers guiding me through this adventure: Cody Caetano (agent!) and Katherena Vermette (publisher!)

My latest piece is fiction~ published in The New Quarterly! An excerpt of the manuscript I've been working on the past two years... get a copy here: tnq.ca/issues/issue...

#read #amreading #writers #amwriting #collaboration #newpublication #writersofig #indigenouswriters

Witnessing the medicine of Cedar at risk with Kwakwaka'wakw, Haida and Salish Knowledge Keepers... "Logging, climate crisis killing once great Cedar forests" @aptnnews.bsky.social won 3rd place Best Feature + 2nd place Best Multimedia for Pro. Div. III miigwetch @indigenousja.bsky.social !

Mining camps 'like a frat house’: The silencing of Native women in mining boomtowns In Arizona, ‘green’ mining supporters don’t want to hear about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Mining camps ‘like a frat house’ — The silencing of Native women in #mining boomtowns.

In #Arizona, where the Apache Stronghold is fighting to #saveOakFlat, ‘green’ mining supporters don’t want to hear about #MMIWG.

New from @odetteauger.bsky.social:

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#landback

yes! I read it a couple of times in grade 7/8, it made a lasting impression.

The next step: Unique funding model for Indigenous groups now fully independent | Future of Good “We hope to see more funders step up, listen, and commit to the deep, relationship-based work required to truly support Indigenous sovereignty."

Celebrating a big milestone for Right Relations Collaborative, which has grown within the MakeWay community and is now stepping into full independence—ready to thrive on its own terms.

Story by @odetteauger.bsky.social for @futureofgood.bsky.social ✍️

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Logging, climate crisis killing the great Cedar forests of Vancouver Island - APTN | Our Stories The majority of old growth Cedar forest on Vancouver Island is gone. Logging and the climate crisis hampering any chance of a return. Here's what it means to the Kwakwaka’wakw people.

This story is featured in my nomination portfolio... finalist for Emerging Indigenous Journalist in the @cajournalists.bsky.social awards! Watch on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ze...

Feeling honoured to be a finalist for a CAJ award! "Quality journalism serves as a beacon of hope for a more fair and just world," said Brent Jolly, president of the CAJ. #IndigenousJournalism

thank you for sharing :) I'm working on the sister story to this one, on the closing of the ceremony– through lovesong, hope and renewal. Some tears while listening to interview audio, but not like the weeping in the cut block last summer.

Excited for time and space at Literary Journalism: Environmental Writers– 2 week retreat Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity with facilitators Denise Balkissoon and Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood of The Narwhal. 💥
Grateful for the gift of good convo, focus, amazing studio spaces– in the mountains!

these were only in the fanciest trailers in my trailer court

We were having a similar convo, and my 11 year old son quietly observed, "He quietly observes, “to get rid of a weed, you can’t just cut the top- you’ve got to dig out the roots.” #hope

The important work is coming from Laura Holland, Martha Martin and other mothers!

Healing together — families honour loved ones killed by police Chantel Moore’s mother hosts a healing walk for families who have lost children at the hands of law enforcement, and to honour their names.

I was appreciating this article and quotes by @cyca.bsky.social and Susan Sontag– noting recommended reads when I was heartened to see: theresolve.ca/healing-toge...

Medicine at Risk: Cedar
This spring I spent time in the forest with Knowledge Keepers sharing strong voices and hearts.
Thank you film documentarian Zain Burgess, and miigwetch for funding from Sitka Foundation and Science Media Centre of Canada!
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📸Zain Burgess.

There’s a subtle and brutal honesty in Auger’s writing that is coupled with a gentle wisdom that safely guides the reader through often difficult, but very real experiences for many Indigenous women.” www.writerstrust.com/authors/odet...

“With a firm grasp of her writing tools, lived experience, and raw-edged truth, Auger has created a distinct and powerful voice — direct, poetic at times, and gut-wrenchingly honest at the right intervals."

Insightful, stretching edits from my mentor Joseph Kakwinokanasum, via Writer's Trust