In this poetic, poignant memoir, Dene artist and social activist Antoine Mountain paints an unforgettable picture of his journey from residential school to art school—and his path to healing.In 1949, Antoine Mountain was born on the land near Radelie Koe, Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. At the tender age of seven, he was stolen away from his home and sent to a residential school—run by the Roman Catholic Church in collusion with the Government of Ca...

Antoine Mountain follows up his previous memoir From Bear Rock Mountain with the book Child of Morning Star: Embers of an Ancient Dawn. Child of Morning Star isa poetic collection of stories that draws on Antoine Mountain's travels and knowledge as a Dene artist and a lifelong student of history. In it, he weaves stories about people and art and the moments when our world manages to pause just briefly enough that we can see the roots of our communal humanity. Eac...

These are voices that have lived what others are still learning to understand. In*Upon a Wishing Moon,*Dennis Saddleman, Dorene Bernard, Dr. Antoine Mountain, Keith Chiefmoon, Eugene Arcand, and Everett Soop share work shaped by lived experience and deep reflection. As members of the Governing Circle and Survivors Circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, they carry stories that are both deeply personal and woven into the larger truth this country continues to confront. T...