Christa Couture lost her leg, her children, and her marriage. Here, she gives instructions on survival for the uninitiated and companionship for those who know the terrain of heartache and loss.

Archer Pechawis presents an allegory for religious interference, with an aching yet humorous look at estrangement and mourning for the loss of someone still living.

A love that precedes grief and inevitably foreshadows it, Heart Like a Pow Wow tells the creation story of a baby; the light before dark.

Smokii Sumac reflects on the wisdom and strength of bereaved mothers, as he is faced with the grief of waking up to a changed world following the election of Donald Trump.

Taqralik Partridge’s grandmother’s Scottish Gaelic and her father’s Inuktitut unfold in memories of her family, of pain, and of love in this engaging story about language and history.

The Cree version of “How to Lose Everything: A Field Guide.” Christa Couture lost her leg, her children, and her marriage. Here, she gives instructions on survival for the uninitiated and companionship for those who know the terrain of heartache and loss.