<p><b>Finalist, Lambda Literary Award (LGBTQ Nonfiction)<\/b><br>\u00a0\u00bbIt begins to rain as we fly, falling in solid sheets, water from sky to earth \u2014 a free system of exchange.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p><p>Kazim Ali\u2019s earliest memories are of Jenpeg, a temporary town in the forests of northern Manitoba where his immigrant father worked on the construction of a hydroelectric dam. As a child, Ali had no idea that the dam was located on the unceded lands of the Indigenous Pimicikamak, the \u00ab\u00a0people of rivers and lakes.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p><p><i>Northern Light<\/i> recounts Ali\u2019s memories of his childhood and his return to Pimicikamak as an adult. During his visit, he searches for the sites of his childhood memories and learns more about the realities of life in Pimicikamak: the environmental and social impact of the Jenpeg dam, the effects of colonialism and cultural erasure, and the community\u2019s initiatives to preserve and strengthen their identity. Deeply rooted in place, <i>Northern Light<\/i> is both a stunning exploration of home, belonging, and identity and an immersive account of contemporary life in one Indigenous community.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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