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10 years since publishing Indigenous Writes, what’s changed?

September 28, 2026 · 28 min

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Chelsea Vowel is a lawyer, teacher and writer. 10 years ago, she published her influential book Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis and Inuit issues in Canada. Chelsea joins the show to talk about the newly released 10th anniversary edition, which continues the groundbreaking conversation. Plus, novelist and playwright Anosh Irani talks about the process of adapting Rohinton Mistry’s novel A Fine Balance for the stage at Crow's Theatre in Toronto.


Books discussed on this week's show include:

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis and Inuit issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 


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