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Indigiqueerness by Joshua Whitehead with Angie Abdou

Contemplates the role of theory, Indigenous language, queerness, and fantastical worlds in all of Whitehead's artistic pursuits.

Contemplates the role of theory, Indigenous language, queerness, and fantastical worlds in Whitehead's art.

A black book cover image with red and white text overlay that is the book title and the author's name, there is a headshot of a person who is blue coloured looking forward, and the image is split into three rectangles.

Indigiqueerness began from a conversation between Joshua Whitehead and Angie Abdou. Part dialogue, part collage and part memoir, the book reflects on Whitehead's childhood, queer identity, the role of theory and Indigenous language.

Joshua Whitehead is an Oji-nhiyaw, two-spirit writer, poet and Indigiqueer scholar from Peguis First Nation. He is the author of the poetry collection full-metal indigiqueer and the Canada Reads-winning novel Jonny Appleseed. His first nonfiction book, Making Love with the Land, was published in 2022.