"In her debut collection of short stories . . . writer and activist Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg nation. Found on reserves, in cities and small towns, in bars and curling rinks, canoes and community centres, doctors offices and pickup trucks, Simpson's characters confront the often heartbreaking challenge of pairing the desire to live loving and observant lives with a constant struggle to simply survive the historical and ongoing injustices of racism and colonialism"--Publisher's website.

Indinawemaaganidog/all of my relatives --She hid him in her bones -- Binesiwag -- Leaks -- Waaseyaaban -- Giiwedinong -- Smallpox, anyone -- This beautiful disaster -- Treaties -- Pipty -- Birds in a cage -- Iidentity impaired -- Lost in a world where he was always the only one -- Jiimaanag -- Jiibay or aandizooke -- She told him 10 000 years of everything -- Spacing -- It takes an ocean not to break -- Buffalo on -- Ishpadinaa -- Caged -- Gezhizhwazh -- Nogojiwanong. She is the only doorway into this world ; She asked why ; She asked them for help ; She sang them home -- For asinykwe -- Love song for attawapiskat -- Gwekaanimad.