#indigenous fiction

[datsderbunnyblog]

A couple of days ago I started reading Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger and I'm still absolutely in love with the opening paragraph.

#elatsoe #darcie little badger #indigenous fiction

[lavend3r-stardust]

Stormee Kipp as Ray - "The Sound", 2024, Children of the Setting Sun Productions

#Bro was in Prey too! Played Wasape :P he's pretty cool #stormee Lee Kipp #stormee Kipp #The Sound tv series #Children of the Setting Sun Productions #indie film #independent film #filmgifs #movie stills #movies #cinemetography #native actors #indigenous actors #indigenous film #indigenous fiction #indigenous stories #native filmmakers #indigenous fc

[gabelish]

Never Whistle At Night: Review

If You Like Dark Dark Fiction, You’ll Enjoy This; If You Don’t, Best Skip.

Never Whistle At Night is an anthology of dark short stories written by indigenous authors about indigenous characters. I lent my copy to my partner so I don’t have it in front of me at the time of writing this review so I’m going off of memory. I wouldn’t be able to list all the trigger warnings but there’s a lot of them and many of them are very rough. Most of stories are at minimum scary, at most extremely horrifying. I consider myself to have a strong stomach but I almost couldn’t finish the story called Quantum for it’s extremely graphic depiction of child abuse; another tough one was the revenge story called Sundays for its somewhat graphic depiction of child rape. Many stories involve racism and/or violence against indigenous people though most end with the protagonist surviving.

If you like and can stomach extremely dark fiction, you’ll enjoy it. Every story is written wonderfully well and they’re all very different from each other. Some are psychological, some are supernatural, some are just horrifying. At the end of each story is a blurb about the author and information on their other works. It is a great collection that I recommend if you think you can stomach it.

#never whistle at night #indigenous fiction #dark fiction #horror fiction #short stories #bookblr

[acomradea]

Photograph taken the morning of August 23rd, 2325 AD, of Remo Dam. In Skeena Valley Tribe territory, former territory of British Columbia, Canada.

Remo Dam serves an important purpose as a source of hydroelectric power and fresh water for the city of Terrace. During the day in the summer, water is pumped from the Skeena River into the Remo Reservoir when solar energy is abundant. During the night, the dam lets out water to power the city. The Remo dam is also used as an important location for aquaculture. It serves as a large source of genetically engineered algae used to make diesel fuel to power vehicles and heat homes. During the salmon spawning season, a fish ladder is employed to carry salmon up into the reservoir to spawn. While half the salmon are caught as a source of food for the city and an important trade good. Terrace has become more important after the world saw sea levels rise 8 meters with climate change, flooding Prince Rupert. As such, the city is a major hub of trade between the Pacfic Ocean and the Haida Gwaii and the inland areas, particularly Amiskwaciy.

#solarpunk #canada #british columbia #scifi #scifiart #solarpunk art #art #decolonization #decolonize #indigenous futurism #indigenous fiction #indigipunk

[laikacore]

First Peoples Shared Stories: orders open now!

Laika Wallace’s short story, Snow Blindness, has been published in First Peoples Shared Stories by Flame Tree Publishing!

Taken from the publisher’s website: Following the success of Black Sci-Fi Short Stories comes a powerful new addition to the Flame Tree short story collections: the first peoples in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, the first migration, the first exploration, the discovery of land and landscape without the footprint of humankind. Stories of injustice sit with memories of hope and wonder, dreamtime tales of creation and joy highlight the enduring spirit of humanity. These stories, selected from submissions by new writers and cast alongside ancient stories and oral traditions from around the world bring new perspectives to the legacy of First Nations, of First Peoples.

His addition to the anthology follows a Mi’kmaw trans lesbian and hir daughter searching for a planet for their family to call home after being adrift in space for many generations, and finding something they could never have predicted, for better or for worse…

Orders are open now at the link in the first reblog. Reblogs are very appreciated, as are requests for the book at bookstores and libraries. Thank you for supporting indigenous authors!

#indigenous authors #indigenous fiction #indigenous fantasy #indigenous scifi #support native authors #support indigenous authors #support small authors #flame tree publishing #first peoples shared stories #lesbian characters #trans characters #trans authors #support lgbt authors #two spirit #two spirit authors #mi'kmaw #mi'kmaq #outer space #snow blindness

[desdasiwrites]

– Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance

#book quote of the day #oscar hokeah #calling for a blanket dance #native american heritage month #indigenous fiction #book recommendations #book quotes

[litwitlady]

4 - Shutter by Ramona Emerson

Indigenous crime thriller told in past and present. Rita is a crime scene photographer who can see and interact with dead people. The present-day crime plot was nothing to write home about, but the past plot of Rita growing up with her grandmother was really great. It almost felt like two different writers at times, which made for an uneven experience. But when this book was good, it was REALLY good.

#2024 books #crime fiction #indigenous fiction

[songoflove]

Chapter headings from Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles by Gerald Vizenor (1990)

#gerald vizenor #books #science fiction #indigenous #indigenous fiction #i just started this!! really great #the tightness of the prose reminds me of bester

[gatorsgatorsgators]

The head has the same eyes as the fish, beady and unblinking, only they’re cloudy and flat, sunken deep into its skull. Its hair grows wild, tangled with beetles, twigs, and burs, and it trails the head like a tail. The flesh itself is rotten and foul, dead as the Heaven and Hell tree, once the tallest old oak on the reservation—its branches stretching for the stars, its roots reaching for the abyss below—and as ragged around its missing neck as the hem of my jeans.” The chain he wore on his wallet rattled as he lifted a foot over the fire, showing off the frayed cuff of his pant leg, streaked with mud. “The mouth”—he paused, clenching his jaw to steel himself—“that’s the worst part of it. It can stretch as wide as it wants . . . wide enough to suck you between its wormy lips.” She thought of the catfish again, their mouths gaping and wide, flanked by whiskers that had curled and turned black after her father had hacked off the fish heads and tossed them into the fire he’d stoked to cook the fish fillets. “It’s got a tongue of old leather and teeth like shattered glass, jagged and sharp.

#Nick Medina #sisters of the lost nation #book #quote #native american #indigenous horror #indigenous fiction #horror #thriller

[mangotalkies]

"after all, how can one feel the loss of a thing whose existence one has become unconscious to?"

a wonderful collection of essential and constant truth bombs.

#india that is bharat #j. sai deepak #indian literature #indian history #non fiction #decolonisation #indigineous people #indigenous faith #coloniality and nature #indian academia #booklr #studyblr #notes #long reads #coffee #dark academia #light academia #desiblr #study blog #book photography #vsco

[kaspavanlortsyal]

Let It Be Enough - 1 Year Anniversary

"You will always be enough."

This beautiful art was commissioned from the incredibly talented Elle Noir (twitter/instagram/deviantart)! Thank you, Elle, for bringing this beautiful moment in their story to life.

This time last year, I posted the first chapter of Let It Be Enough on AO3. The butterfly effect of my simple desire to share my silly little story is unbelievable. In one year it garnered over 50k hits on AO3, and that isn't even the coolest part. I made lifelong friends, found a community of wonderful writers, and fell in love. I reflect upon 2023 and bear witness to the power of storytelling. I never thought that I'd still be writing fanfiction about Petra and Miles a year later in the form of my Fairytale AU, The Memory of Stars, and yet here I am.

The world of Avatar is magnificent. It gives me hope that the highest grossing movie of all time is an allegory about colonialism. It emphasizes the importance and beauty of our connection to the Earth (or in the case of the Na’vi, Pandora), and condemns corporate greed. I sincerely love Avatar, not just because of the nostalgia, but because of how bold it is in its storytelling.

Stories are the backbone of society. For all of human history, we have told each other stories. Stories shape our worldview and helps us convey emotions and ideas. Every person finds their own truth in the shape of words.

James Cameron is a fantastic storyteller. However, he is also a white man, and some stories are not his to tell. Many aspects of the Na’vi are drawn from real world indigenous cultures. I understand that he consulted various groups in his development of the Na’vi, but if you enjoy Avatar, I strongly encourage you to seek out own voices stories as well. Our world is troubled and complicated, but I truly believe that it gets better each time someone opens their mind to traditional indigenous knowledge. That gives me hope more than anything: the will to listen. 

One of my favourite books: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (If you're a fan of audiobooks, Robin reads the audiobook herself and it’s incredible. I highly highly recommend picking this up, especially if you like plants.)

Also, if you are playing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, please dedicate time to researching Residential Schools and their dark legacy in North America. You will better understand the real world inspiration of the Ambassador Program, but more importantly, you will be offering a listening ear to the important stories of survivors. Feel free to add more book suggestions to the comments as well!

Thank you for being here. 

#I recognize the irony in loving Quaritch as someone who tries to uplift indigenous voices and is an advocate for indigenous sovereignty #he's fictional and hot I'm sorry okay?? #LISTEN TO INDIGENOUS STORIES #YOU WILL GET SO MUCH OUT OF THEM! #art commission #anniversary #quaritch fanfic #quaritch #avatar 2 #ao3 #miles quaritch #colonel quaritch #avatar fanfic #fanfic #the way of water #petra hart #2023 #2024 #archive of our own #fanfiction #frontiers of pandora #avatar frontiers of pandora #butterfly effect #story art #let it be enough #kaspavanlortsyal #Miles Jr

[hamletshoeratio]

"A strong queen is just what this country needs!"

The Irish who know the queen in question as the famine queen:

#queen charlotte #queen charlotte a bridgerton story #bridgerton spoilers #a feminist moment for the ultimate anti feminist that was queen victoria #massive yikes just thinking of her involvement in the history of my country alone #over a million people starved & the British Parliament refused to accept financial aid from abroad #if they were offering more money than Victoria because they didn't want them to outdo the queen #and what she gave was pitiful considering her wealth #indigenous people as well as literal enslaved people across the Atlantic gave more financial aid than she did #yes bridgerton is fictional but the historical figures depicted had a real world impact #so much of which is still felt today #and just because Victoria was queen and not a king it doesn't make her crowning a win for feminism #Victoria historically was very very anti feminist #i don't know enough on george iii or Charlotte to comment on them but i know plenty about Victoria #haven't cringed so hard at a line since the famine episode of victoria the things i watch for leo suter #but as much as Victoria herself was portrayed inaccurately in that ep #at least it introduced the history of the famine to people who weren't taught about it at school #bridgerton

[thoughtportal]

In the 1960s, Ursula K. le Guin represented a changing of the guard in science fiction literature. She was part of a generation of novelists who questioned the colonist mindset which had influenced American sci-fi for most of the 20th century. Le Guin came to this understanding not just as a moral stance or an intellectual exercise. Issues of racism and colonialism were personal to her. This episode, originally titled "The Word For Man Is Ishi,” comes from the podcast The Last Archive from Pushkin Industries hosted by Jill Lepore and Ben Naddaff-Hafrey.

#Prologue to Ursula K. le Guin #podcast #podcasts #science fiction #imaginary worlds #The Last Archive #anthropology #genocide #books and libraries #books and reading #books and literature #museums #california #colonialism #colonization #ishi #indigenous #native american

[gabelish]

Two new books!

#bookblr #indigenous fiction #indigenous books #I came for blood in my eye which they didn’t have and left with these after seeing them on an end cap

[acomradea]

The Umbilical, Capital Ship of Oskinehiyawpwat aka. the New Iron Confederacy (Science Fiction). A future where the nation of Oskinehiyawpwat have taken over northern plains of North America after climate change induced societal collapse. The Nehiyapwatak traverse the skies in floating in air ships over the plains where grains and buffalo are cultivated for food and materials. The majority power is gotten from solar panels on aircraft and biofuels from alge farms which are some of their only permanent structures. The umbilical is the largest ship with 60 000 people, most ships carry anywhere from 1000 to 20 000 people. The only ground city is their capital of Amiskwaciy with 100 00 people however the majority of their population of 2 million live in the skies. Any materials that can't be grown or synthesized are recycled, scavenged, or bought.

#solarpunk #solarpunk art #art #drawing #science fiction #scifi #scifiart #indigipunk #futurism #indigenous fiction #indigenous #cree #Nehiyaw #anarchism #anti colonialism #punk art #indigenous futurism #canada #north america #canadian #climate change #climate crisis #enviroment art #environment #bison #aircraft #airship #steampunk #sketch

[sahonithereadwolf]

I wrote a super gay and super horny story about gay indigenous intimacy and affection. You can listen to it below!

WARNING: very nsfw "Waya, an anxious wolf , celebrates intimately with Yona, his black bear boyfriend after winning 3rd place at the pow-wow’s Traditional Dance competition."

Author's Note: I'm actually super proud of this story because it was the first one in a long time I just enjoyed writing the whole time through. I just wanted to be in this space with them.

I don't tend to write romance. But these two were healing for me in ways I did not expect. I figured some shit out lol

#gay #furry #indigenous #tsalagi #audio fiction #bear and wolf are lovers #and doing it in the car