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Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise Natasha Kanape Fontaine

Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise By Natasha Kanape Fontaine

Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise by Natasha Kanape Fontaine


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Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise by Natasha Kanape Fontaine

Monica, a young woman studying art history in Montreal, has lost touch with her Innu roots. When an exhibition unexpectedly articulates a deep, intergenerational wound, she begins to search for a stronger connection to her Indigeneity. A friendship with Katherine, an Indigenous woman whose life is filled with culture and community, underscores for Monica the possibilities of turning from assimilation and toxic masculinity to something much deeperand more universal than she expects. Travelling from Eastern Canada to Vancouver to Mexico City, Monica connects with other Indigenous artists and thinkers, learning about the power of traditional ways and the struggles of other Nations. Throughout these journeys, physical and creative, she is guided by visions of giant birds and ancestors, who draw her back home to Pessamit. Reckonings with family and floods await, but amidst strange tides, she reconnects to her language, Innu-aimun, and her people. A timely and riveting story of reclamation, matriarchies, and the healing ability of traditional teachings, Nauetakuan: a Silence for a Sound underscores how reconnecting to lineage and community can transform Indigenous futures.

Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise Reviews

"Poet, singer, actress, and Innu activist, the talented Natasha Kanape Fontaine has written a hard-hitting first novel, which cuts through us like a lightning bolt." Le Journal de Montreal


"A love letter to residential school survivors, dedicated to their descendants." Le Devoir

About Natasha Kanape Fontaine

Natasha Kanape Fontaine is an Innu writer, poet and interdisciplinary artist from Pessamit, on the Nitassinan (North Shore, Quebec). She lives in Tio'tia:ke, known as Montreal. Her critically acclaimed poetry and essays are widely taught and have been translated into several languages. She also works as a translator, screenwriter, sensitivity reader, and consultant on Indigenous literature. Howard Scott is a literary translator living in Montreal who translates fiction, poetry and non-fiction, often with Phyllis Aronoff. He received the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation for The Euguelion by Louky Bersianik and, with Phyllis Aronoff, won the Quebec Writers' Federation Translation Award for The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 by Gilles Havard. The translating duo were also awarded a Governor General's Literary Award for their translation of Descent into Night by Edem Awumey. Scott is past president of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada.

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Nauetakuan, a silence for a noise by Natasha Kanape Fontaine
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2024-06-11
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