Congrats to the winners: @odetteauger.bsky.social, @docleslie.bsky.social, @isabellegroc.bsky.social, @arnokopecky.bsky.social, @ninilab.bsky.social, @jbmackinnon.bsky.social, @toughcitywriter.bsky.social, @ljevanso.bsky.social, @tjanepalmer.bsky.social, @spoorthyraman.bsky.social

This novel began on a camping trip to where the whales rub themselves on the beach every Sept. Waves pounding all night- energizing. Itching to create, I got up and started this writing. brilliant writers guiding me through this adventure: Cody Caetano (agent!) and Katherena Vermette (publisher!)

My latest piece is fiction~ published in The New Quarterly! An excerpt of the manuscript I've been working on the past two years... get a copy here: tnq.ca/issues/issue...

#read #amreading #writers #amwriting #collaboration #newpublication #writersofig #indigenouswriters

Witnessing the medicine of Cedar at risk with Kwakwaka'wakw, Haida and Salish Knowledge Keepers... "Logging, climate crisis killing once great Cedar forests" @aptnnews.bsky.social won 3rd place Best Feature + 2nd place Best Multimedia for Pro. Div. III miigwetch @indigenousja.bsky.social !

Mining camps ‘like a frat house’ — The silencing of Native women in #mining boomtowns.

In #Arizona, where the Apache Stronghold is fighting to #saveOakFlat, ‘green’ mining supporters don’t want to hear about #MMIWG.

New from @odetteauger.bsky.social:

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#landback

Celebrating a big milestone for Right Relations Collaborative, which has grown within the MakeWay community and is now stepping into full independence—ready to thrive on its own terms.

Story by @odetteauger.bsky.social for @futureofgood.bsky.social ✍️

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This story is featured in my nomination portfolio... finalist for Emerging Indigenous Journalist in the @cajournalists.bsky.social awards! Watch on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ze...

Feeling honoured to be a finalist for a CAJ award! "Quality journalism serves as a beacon of hope for a more fair and just world," said Brent Jolly, president of the CAJ. #IndigenousJournalism

Excited for time and space at Literary Journalism: Environmental Writers– 2 week retreat Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity with facilitators Denise Balkissoon and Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood of The Narwhal. 💥
Grateful for the gift of good convo, focus, amazing studio spaces– in the mountains!

Medicine at Risk: Cedar
This spring I spent time in the forest with Knowledge Keepers sharing strong voices and hearts.
Thank you film documentarian Zain Burgess, and miigwetch for funding from Sitka Foundation and Science Media Centre of Canada!
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📸Zain Burgess.

There’s a subtle and brutal honesty in Auger’s writing that is coupled with a gentle wisdom that safely guides the reader through often difficult, but very real experiences for many Indigenous women.” www.writerstrust.com/authors/odet...

“With a firm grasp of her writing tools, lived experience, and raw-edged truth, Auger has created a distinct and powerful voice — direct, poetic at times, and gut-wrenchingly honest at the right intervals."

Insightful, stretching edits from my mentor Joseph Kakwinokanasum, via Writer's Trust