moon of the crusted snow by waubgeshig rice

A big part of that was turning back to the culture, bringing specific cultural elements back into the community that were either forbidden or shamed out of people in our community.Ī big part of that was storytelling. I had a front row seat to this renaissance of sorts.īut by the time the '80s rolled around, a lot of people wanted to reverse that cycle that was imposed upon them. As a little kid in the 1980s, our community was making a serious effort to reconnect with Anishinaabe culture and revive it. There were some dark times and there was a lot of tragedy and trauma in our community. As a little kid in the 1980s, our community was making a serious effort to reconnect with Anishinaabe culture and revive it - after the ongoing harmful waves of colonialism and all the repressive measures of the Canadian government, and so on. I was very fortunate to grow up in my father's home community of Wasauksing First Nation on Georgian Bay near Parry Sound, Ont.

When did writing and the desire to be a storyteller start for you? I couldn't have anticipated how much of an audience this would have reached when I was first dreaming it up.įor it to be on the Canada Reads longlist is a fitting part of the story as I bring its sequel into the world. To have this book stay somewhat relevant after four-and-a-half years is a huge bonus for me. As a writer, the most I could ask for is just for anyone to read what I've written. I am humble and also very privileged to be in this position. Rice spoke with CBC Books about the lasting impact of Moon of the Crusted Snow and life after broadcasting as a full-time writer.Ĭongrats on being on the Canada Reads longlist for Moon of the Crusted Snow? How does it feel? The book has an upcoming sequel, Moon of the Turning Leaves, slated for a fall 2023 release.

15 books make Canada Reads 2023 longlist.

While the community tries to maintain order, forces from outside and within threaten to destroy the reserve. Moon of the Crusted Snow is a dystopian drama involving a protagonist named Evan Whitesky and a northern Anishinaabe community facing dwindling resources and rising panic after their electrical power grid shuts down during a cold winter.

The final five books and the panellists who chose them will be revealed on Jan. Rice's 2018 novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, is on the Canada Reads 2023 longlist. He is also a broadcaster and past host of CBC Radio's Up North. He is the author of the short story collection Midnight Sweatlodge and the novel Legacy. Waubgeshig Rice is an Anishinaabe author and journalist originally from Wasauksing First Nation.

Moon of the crusted snow by waubgeshig rice