The Big Melt Subarctic works to preserve aquatic ecosystems

works to preserve aquatic ecosystems by recreating them for zoos because the world’s oceans are ravaged by climate change

Each of the 15 short stories included in this volume is based on a tradition from the author’s own First Nation or community

age-appropriate plots

Les Valeurs

The Big Melt Subarctic works to preserve aquatic ecosystemsEmily Riddle is Nehiyaw and a member of the Alexander First Nation (Kipohtakaw) in Treaty 6. She lives in Amiskwaciw skahikan (Edmonton). The Big Melt finds its centre in the role of Indigenous women in governance on the Prairies, the queer non linearity of time and the vastness of intimate relationships in connecting us to territory. Poet Emily Riddle examines her own extended kinship network, connection to urban places, and waterways through both