ArticlesMelanie J. Murray
Melanie J. Murray lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has interviewed Metis veterans and elders, and published biographical articles about them. She has written, directed, and performed in numerous theatre productions. Her play, “A Very Polite Genocide or the Girl who Fell to Earth,” appears in the anthology Indian Act: Residential School Plays (Playwrights Canada, 2018). Outside of her creative work, she has made significant contributions to women’s health, community health and Indigenous health care.
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Non-FictionColouring book paired with teachings can offer quiet time, healing, connection, and more
Readers may feel the need to adopt a guarded heart when picking up Jackie Traverse’s third colouring book, Resilience: Honouring the Children of Residential Schools. For anyone who knows, loves, or are themselves survivors of these schools, of day schools, of the Sixties Scoop, and of the child welfare system, the topic hits especially close to home. While the book deals with a difficult subject, Traverse hopes it can also be healing. -
FeaturesCharacter’s search for identity reflects losses of Sixties Scoop, celebration of relationships
In Finding Izzy, the title character awakens in a hospital with amnesia and few clues to her identity. Her appearance indicates she is possibly Indigenous, and her often unexpected journey draws a reader in. Author Sheryl Doherty notes, “this story might just be a story, but there are truths that run through it.”
