Joshua Whitehead

Joshua Whitehead

Country

Canada

Occupation

Poet, Writer

Description

An Oji-Cree, Two-Spirit storyteller and academic from Peguis First Nation on Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba. His poem “mihkokwaniy” won Canada’s History Award for Aboriginal Arts and Stories (for writers aged 19–29 (2016). Notable works include 'Johnny Appleseed' (2018).

See Also

• The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• http://talonbooks.com/authors/joshua-whitehead
• http://www.cbc.ca/radio/newfire/opening-up-about-indigenous-intimacy-1.4181758/read-mihkokwaniy-by-poet-joshua-whitehead-1.4201873
• https://www.tiahouse.ca/notes-indiginegativity-addendum-joshua-whitehead/

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