ArticlesRita Bouvier

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  Poetry collection reflects on perseverance, kinship, offering teachings through storytelling

  Rita Bouvier believes what saves her is that in many ways she had a privileged upbringing. Growing up in the community of Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask., surrounded by family, she was raised by her grandparents who nurtured her culturally. They gave her a language (Cree-Michif, or what is now referred to as Northern Michif), which is woven throughout the collection.

  By Jónína Kirton     Issue 82, Spring/Summer 2023