Ancestral Voices: Belonging and Identity in Canada – Joanne Robertson

Join Newmarket Public Library for a new author series exploring the experiences of Indigenous, Caribbean and African Peoples in Canada.

We are honored to present AnishinaabeKwe author Joanne Robertson. She is the author and illustrator of The Water Walker and Nibi is Water. Joanne will share her work for the water walks beginning with Grandmother Josephine-ba Mandamin. We will learn why water walkers walk and who they walk for. She will share stories and images that inspired The Water Walker. Registration required.
Presented in collaboration with Maxine Gordon Palomino, BA, LLB, LEC and Kim Wheatley, Anishinaabe Consultant.