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- Keywords
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- Indigenous women,
- Grief journey,
- Ancestral knoweldge,
- Novella,
- Systemic racism,
- Canadian prison system
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The Colour of Dragonfly Wings
by
Annette Vermette
Fifteen-year-old Maya makes every effort to take good care of her younger siblings while her mother works away from home. But when her younger brother Jackson is injured on her watch, Maya finds herself at a loss, lacking the guidance of the adults in her life. A series of devastating, life-altering events ensue, events that Maya and her family members must all begin to heal from. Life experience and the wisdom of their Elders has taught Maya’s parents, Nancy and Russell, that it is through difficulty and failure that we learn, and that the grief journey is a process. But Maya is young and vulnerable, mired in grief, guilt, and anger, despite her parents’ attempts to help her. When she starts to engage with some troubled youth in the community, Nancy and Russell fear the worst. Nonetheless, there is a reason Maya was given the spirit name “Dragonfly” at birth. Dragonflies gain colour on their wings as they mature. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it certainly doesn’t happen without pain and suffering. Tragic, meditative, tender, and wise, The Colour of Dragonfly Wings tells the beginning of a young woman’s journey to earn her colours.
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Annette Vermette is the author of Dragonfly—to which The Colour of Dragonfly Wings is a prequel—and an essay entitled Overrepresented (both published by FriesenPress in 2023). Annette’s writing is informed by her Métis heritage, her work experience, and her two degrees: Social Work and Indigenous Studies. As a social worker in numerous communities in Northern Ontario, she has been instrumental in supporting Indigenous women confronted with the law. Annette lives in Sudbury, where she and her spouse work together as a team renovating houses, which they always aim to restore to their original glory. Other creative projects include sewing, quilting, gardening, and decorating. She lives with her spouse and two cats who bring her much laughter and insight. Her adult children live nearby, and her grandchildren are her pride and joy.
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