Indigiqueerness by Joshua Whitehead with Angie Abdou
CBC Books | CBC Books | Posted: May 8, 2023 7:35 PM | Last Updated: August 28, 2023
Contemplates the role of theory, Indigenous language, queerness, and fantastical worlds in Whitehead's art.
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-nêhiyaw, 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.