Sôhkêyihta The Poetry of Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe Perseverance or repairing the wounds of

or repairing the wounds of their upbringing

This book is published by TakingITGlobal Connected North program in partnership with Indigenous Artist and Visual Story Teller

Bedtime in Nunatsiavut is written by Raeann Brown

eager to trade with the new visitors in mistiwastiahko (Hudson’s Bay)

the Elders

Sôhkêyihta The Poetry of Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe Perseverance or repairing the wounds ofSince 1990, Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfes work has stood out as essential testimony to Indigenous experiences within the ongoing history of colonialism and the resilience of Indigenous storytellers. Shkyihta includes searing poems, written across the expanse of Halfes career, aimed at helping readers move forward from the darkness into a place of healing. Halfes own afterword is an evocative meditation on the Cree word shkyihta: Have courage. Be