Joshua Whitehead
From QueerBio.com
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Poet, Writer
Notable Achievements
Lambda Literary Award
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, Lambda Literary Award) and 'Making Love With the Land' (2022). Winner of Canada Reads.
